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Dotty Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Dotty?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Dotty is currently less popular.

Position 988, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1939.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1945 with 53 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dotty was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dotty occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, and 1923-1928, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1963.

The popularity trend for Dotty has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dotty for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dotty?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Dotty is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dotty has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Dotty (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 5 17,153
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 5 18,403
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 7 8,352
1980 < 5 --
1979 10 6,321
1978 5 10,184
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 5 9,462
1974 7 7,098
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 5 8,676
1970 9 5,498
1969 8 5,580
1968 11 4,273
1967 8 5,105
1966 15 3,295
1965 17 3,078
1964 17 3,144
1963 19 2,897
1962 28 2,274
1961 33 2,044
1960 43 1,730
1959 42 1,706
1958 36 1,826
1957 31 1,960
1956 42 1,644
1955 30 1,952
1954 35 1,747
1953 31 1,793
1952 30 1,833
1951 30 1,781
1950 30 1,735
1949 24 1,975
1948 46 1,363
1947 41 1,467
1946 53 1,180
1945 53 1,085
1944 47 1,144
1943 52 1,116
1942 43 1,211
1941 47 1,071
1940 47 1,048
1939 51 988
1938 23 1,605
1937 30 1,338
1936 26 1,453
1935 38 1,142
1934 33 1,244
1933 33 1,248
1932 30 1,354
1931 29 1,380
1930 34 1,294
1929 33 1,317
1928 32 1,373
1927 24 1,737
1926 22 1,842
1925 21 1,910
1924 19 2,076
1923 8 3,726
1922 12 2,827
1921 10 3,224
1920 10 3,163
1919 7 3,941
1918 20 1,901
1917 10 2,939
1916 11 2,709
1915 18 1,822
1914 9 2,475
1913 6 2,916
1912 6 2,723
1911 6 2,267
1910 < 5 --
1909 5 2,294
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.