How Many People Are Named Dot?
people named Dot are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 913,863 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,392 babies named Dot in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of DOROTHY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dot in the records were girls. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 94.8% of the babies were girls then and 100% in the 1940s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dot alive today is about 67 years old, and 84% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 65 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dot first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1935, to 46 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dot has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #733, in 1888. In 2025 it ranked #9,015.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,015 |
| Best rank | #733 (1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,213 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dot alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dot were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dot was given about 16.3 times as often in Alabama.
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