Dick

Last seen for girls in 1933 at #4,218 · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1934 · 1,131 births
Debut · boys
25 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,273
since 1880

Dick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Dick has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #138, 1934boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2005—#11,4725
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2002—#9,3926
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2000—#9,1126
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1996——
1995—#7,7926
1994—#7,7706
1993—#7,6386
1992—#8,4355
1991——
1990—#4,99310
1989—#4,81110
1988——
1987—#3,73112
1986—#4,13010
1985—#3,40113
1984—#3,70111
1983—#2,49319
1982—#2,70917
1981—#4,1539
1980—#2,44420
1979—#2,66917
1978—#2,20521
1977—#2,36119
1976—#2,17721
1975—#2,00123
1974—#1,52033
1973—#1,43535
1972—#1,60329
1971—#1,37838
1970—#1,14252
1969—#1,01757
1968—#92062
1967—#83274
1966—#89565
1965—#74599
1964—#737109
1963—#682129
1962—#632148
1961—#588181
1960—#571186
1959—#531219
1958—#504234
1957—#545201
1956—#547192
1955—#548182
1954—#569167
1953—#477215
1952—#473215
1951—#432246
1950—#411269
1949—#368340
1948—#286552
1947—#234755
1946—#207828
1945—#196758
1944—#190808
1943—#188855
1942—#183862
1941—#171893
1940—#171911
1939—#168877
1938—#165936
1937—#1531,008
1936—#1411,088
1935—#1421,093
1934—#1381,131
1933#4,2185#1441,045
1932—#1491,053
1931#3,8486#152992
1930#4,0476#161940
1929#4,5705#168842
1928—#172834
1927—#186775
1926—#209650
1925#3,6648#233564
1924—#272442
1923—#301350
1922—#298363
1921—#309349
1920#3,9577#320329
1919—#346269
1918#4,2916#371251
1917—#380220
1916—#368221
1915—#417167
1914—#422129
1913—#44294
1912#2,9795#44677
1911—#48137
1910—#35352
1909—#34446
1908—#40334
1907—#35938
1906—#37832
1905—#33736
1904—#43124
1903—#50518
1902—#33135
1901—#40721
1900—#31245
1899—#32230
1898—#36029
1897—#39223
1896—#36727
1895—#41422
1894—#36725
1893—#40120
1892—#38424
1891—#41118
1890—#31231
1889—#37922
1888—#35327
1887—#32127
1886—#35723
1885—#32727
1884—#28437
1883—#33724
1882—#48914
1881—#37520
1880—#34125
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Dick was already there! It came in at #341, and was given to 25 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1988, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Dick is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #210 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,567 boysMNIllinois: #347 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,970 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #333 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,939 boysMINew York: #498 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,468 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedSDIowa: #132 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 722 boysIAIndiana: #285 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,392 boysINOhio: #331 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,512 boysOHPennsylvania: #510 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,675 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #200 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,496 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedUTColorado: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,240 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,921 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNMKansas: #235 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,883 boysKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,712 boysARTennessee: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,116 boysTNNorth Carolina: #371 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,592 boysNCSouth Carolina: #358 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,352 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,555 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedHITexas: #298 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,014 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#132 · 1 in 722
  2. Colorado#191 · 1 in 1,240
  3. California#200 · 1 in 1,496
  4. Minnesota#210 · 1 in 1,567
  5. Kansas#235 · 1 in 1,883

Best ever in a state: #22 in Oregon, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#132251 in 722
Colorado#19151 in 1,240
California#200121 in 1,496
Minnesota#210121 in 1,567
Kansas#23571 in 1,883
Oklahoma#238101 in 1,555
Arkansas#26281 in 1,712
Indiana#28561 in 3,392
Texas#298191 in 2,014
Ohio#33191 in 4,512
Michigan#33371 in 3,939
Tennessee#34661 in 3,116
Illinois#347101 in 4,970
South Carolina#35851 in 3,352
North Carolina#37171 in 3,592
Missouri#40551 in 4,921
New York#49871 in 11,468
Pennsylvania#51051 in 14,675
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dick
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
  • Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1883 (#489 → #337)
  • Biggest drop: 174 spots in 1903 (#331 → #505)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #138 (1,131 births)
  • Births halved by 1948, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · boys
1 in 913
  • Highest: 1 in 913 boys born in 1934 were named Dick (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 34.7% of all boys named Dick (10,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s246#284 (1884)#356
1890s249#312 (1890)#373
1900s329#312 (1900)#381
1910s1,517#346 (1919)#403
1920s5,498#168 (1929)#247
1930s10,163#138 (1934)#151
1940s7,562#171 (1940)#219
1950s2,140#411 (1950)#504
1960s1,110#571 (1960)#762
1970s288#1,142 (1970)#1,849
1980s121#2,444 (1980)#3,508
1990s33#4,993 (1990)#7,326
2000s17#9,112 (2000)#9,992

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dick in 1916

boys
#368
221 births · 1 in 4,028 boys

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #368Dick221
More about 1916

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 4,028 of them was named Dick, which outranked 91.9% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #365Darrell222
  2. #365Saul222
  3. #365Vito222
  4. #368Dick221
  5. #369Merlin220
  6. #370Buster219
  7. #370Truman219
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →