Dossie

Girl · recorded 1881–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1881best year

Most popular in 1881.

Last recorded in 1960. 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 Dossie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

0336518811901192119401960

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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 57 recorded years as a table
Dossie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188165
188545
188635
188839
188939
189328
189431
189521
189621
189819
189926
190027
190138
190230
190440
190541
190617
190818
190914
191025
191119
191222
191311
191418
191521
191615
191718
191815
191917
192014
192111
192217
192311
19248
192516
192612
19278
192812
192913
193012
193114
19329
193311
193411
19359
19367
19377
19385
19395
19409
19419
19424
19463
19475
19494
19533
19602

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dossie 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.

More like it

More like Dossie

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1960
5
Rank in 1960
#6,390
How rare
1 in 404,388 girls
Since 1881
568

Dossie was last recorded in 1960. 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 1881, at 65 per million girls born.

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

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