How Many People Are Named Dossie?
people named Dossie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,494,779 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,034 babies named Dossie in Social Security records from 1881 to 1972, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
32 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dossie, 42.3% were girls and 57.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dossie fell from 61.9% in the 1910s to 41.4% in the 1940s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dossie alive today is about 79 years old, and 96% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 72 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dossie first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1917, to 32 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1972.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 1972
🏆 Rank History
Dossie has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #761, in 1881. Among boys, its best rank was #1,008, in 1891.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #761 (1881) | #1,008 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,430 in the 1920s | #2,421 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dossie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dossie were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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