Dot Name Popularity and Statistics

Dot is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,392
First Year on Record1883

Dot popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Girls11#8,860
2024Girls8#11,122
2023Girls5#15,194
2022Girls10#9,680
2021Girls5#15,251
2020Girls7#12,142
2019Girls6#13,799
2018Girls9#10,545
1964Girls6#6,009
1963Girls7#5,296
1962Girls11#4,011
1961Girls11#4,009
1960Girls15#3,212
1959Girls16#2,980
1958Girls15#3,085
1957Girls12#3,489
1956Girls6#5,325
1954Girls6#5,148
1953Girls5#5,673
1952Girls13#3,040
1951Girls6#4,833
1950Girls7#4,315
1949Girls10#3,393
1948Girls16#2,491

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1935 · Girls

46 recorded births and rank #1,018.

1933 · Girls

45 recorded births and rank #1,038.

1931 · Girls

45 recorded births and rank #1,043.

1928 · Girls

45 recorded births and rank #1,136.

Where Dot ranked highest in 1944

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

SC
Rank #440 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Dot