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Dot

Dot is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
22 male / 1,309 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Dot

If you do not know Dot’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dot,” in English, “Guten Tag Dot,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dot,

German

Guten Tag Dot,

French

Bonjour Dot,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dot:

Chinese

Dot您好：

Japanese

Dot様

English

Hi Dot,

German

Hi Dot,

French

Salut Dot,

Spanish

Hola Dot,

Chinese

Dot你好：

Japanese

Dotさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Dot by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonwoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

22 male · 1,309 female · 1,331 births recorded

Male ≈ 1.7%Female ≈ 98.3%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dot a male or female name?

Dot is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Dot in an email?

If you do not know Dot’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dot,” in English, “Guten Tag Dot,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Dot a unisex name?

Dot is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dot a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dot. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dot,
  title  = {Is Dot a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dot},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}