Dot

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A few things about Dot you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dot

Dot Jones

Athlete, actor

Choose Dot and your child shares a first name with Dot Jones, an athlete, actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dot, like who?” Dot Jones's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 147,059 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dot, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dot would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDot first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #724. Today it's #8,860, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendDot has climbed 3,282 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,860. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningDot is an English form of Dorothy, which means “gift of God”.

About the name Dot

Dot is a girl name meaning “gift of God”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-dot”. US birth records list Dot for girls from 1883 to 2025, in 84 of those 143 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #724 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,860, with 11 babies.