unisex name
Dossie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,034
Dossie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 55% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1972 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1917, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Dossie started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
Dossie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1972, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 |
| 1890s | 50 |
| 1900s | 86 |
| 1910s | 231 |
| 1920s | 267 |
| 1930s | 192 |
| 1940s | 111 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s (to 1972) | 6 |
How popular is Dossie?
In 1972, Dossie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dossie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dossie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dossie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dossie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dossie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dossie
How popular is the name Dossie?
In 1972, Dossie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dossie a girl's or a boy's name?
Dossie is used for both girls and boys. About 55% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Dossie most popular?
Dossie peaked in 1917, when 32 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Was Dossie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Dossie was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.