Dottie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning gift of god; a form of Dorothy or Dorothea.
Dottie by the numbers
In 2025, 215 babies in England and Wales were named Dottie. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 278 babies in 1943, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Dorothea
Like Dottie, each of these traces back to Dorothea: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Dorothy
Like Dottie, each of these traces back to Dorothy: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dorothygift of God253 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollygift of god; a form of Dorothy144 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollie-Raegift; a form of Dorothy with Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dottie-Raegift of God; a form of Dorothy with Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollie-Annegift of god; a form of Dorothy with Anne4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dolly-Suegift of god; a form of Dorothy with Sue4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Doroteagift of god; a form of Dorothy3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dorethaa form of Dorothy, gift of God
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dottie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dotti5 in the US (2017)
- Dolciesweet, gentle; a variant spelling of Dulcie116 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dolliedoll; a diminutive of Dorothy or Dolores55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dottygift of god; a form of Dorothy27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Doviebeloved; a form of dove or david10 in the US (2017)
- Dustie4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Dottie, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jessegod exists; gift from god980 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Dottie, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dottie
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