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Dot

Dot is a female given name: 98% of people named Dot are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleMedium
Male 2%Female 98%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
22 male / 1,309 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Dot

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dot," in English, "Guten Tag Dot," in German. Dot is a female given name: about 98% of people named Dot are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

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

Gender of the name Dot by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name2%
Great Britainrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

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

Male 2%Female 98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dot a male or female name?

Dot is a female given name: 98% of people named Dot are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Dot in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dot," in English, "Guten Tag Dot," in German. Dot is a female given name: about 98% of people named Dot are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Dot a unisex name?

Dot is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Dot are men. Dot leans strongly female overall.

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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dot a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dot (accessed 2026-09-11). 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://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dot},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}