Name meaning & stats
Dottie
Dottie means “gift of God” (Ancient Greek origin). 7,064 US babies since 1940, peak 1943.
What it means
“gift of God”
Ancient GreekPet form of Dorothy
In US birth records
Peak year: 1943
7,064 US babies were named Dottie between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Dottie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 85% of the family
- Dottie 85%
- Dotty 13%
- Dotti 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1943)