Dodie

Girl · recorded 1920–1987

  • 1987last recorded
  • 1971best year

Most popular in 1971.

Last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dodie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 46 recorded years as a table
Dodie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19204
19335
19375
19415
19424
19447
19464
19477
19486
19494
19508
19516
19524
19537
195410
195511
19568
195717
195823
195921
196026
196134
196227
196341
196426
196528
196618
196719
196815
196915
197045
197153
197246
197336
197425
197516
197612
197716
197816
197911
198010
19818
19828
19835
19853
19873

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dodie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1987
5
Rank in 1987
#11,325
How rare
1 in 347,726 girls
Since 1920
1,258

Dodie was last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1971, at 53 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dodie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.