Girl
Dottie
Dottie is a girl's name meaning "gift of God". It has cooled since its 1940s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. In total, about 8,809 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
EtymologyDiminutive of Dorothy
EtymologyMeaning "gift of God"
Births by decade
1900s
213
1910s
400
1920s
813
1930s
1,210
1940s
2,266
1950s
1,703
1960s
1,123
1970s
494
1980s
228
1990s
67
2000s
64
2010s
228
Peaked in the 1940s · 8,809 total U.S. births since 1900