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
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 1,131 births
- Debut · boys
- 25 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,273since 1880
Dick over time
Rank among boys' names. Dick has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | #9,392 | 6 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #7,792 | 6 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #7,638 | 6 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,811 | 10 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #3,731 | 12 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,401 | 13 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,493 | 19 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,709 | 17 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,444 | 20 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,669 | 17 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,177 | 21 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,001 | 23 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,520 | 33 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,435 | 35 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,603 | 29 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,378 | 38 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,142 | 52 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,017 | 57 | |
| 1968 | — | #920 | 62 | |
| 1967 | — | #832 | 74 | |
| 1966 | — | #895 | 65 | |
| 1965 | — | #745 | 99 | |
| 1964 | — | #737 | 109 | |
| 1963 | — | #682 | 129 | |
| 1962 | — | #632 | 148 | |
| 1961 | — | #588 | 181 | |
| 1960 | — | #571 | 186 | |
| 1959 | — | #531 | 219 | |
| 1958 | — | #504 | 234 | |
| 1957 | — | #545 | 201 | |
| 1956 | — | #547 | 192 | |
| 1955 | — | #548 | 182 | |
| 1954 | — | #569 | 167 | |
| 1953 | — | #477 | 215 | |
| 1952 | — | #473 | 215 | |
| 1951 | — | #432 | 246 | |
| 1950 | — | #411 | 269 | |
| 1949 | — | #368 | 340 | |
| 1948 | — | #286 | 552 | |
| 1947 | — | #234 | 755 | |
| 1946 | — | #207 | 828 | |
| 1945 | — | #196 | 758 | |
| 1944 | — | #190 | 808 | |
| 1943 | — | #188 | 855 | |
| 1942 | — | #183 | 862 | |
| 1941 | — | #171 | 893 | |
| 1940 | — | #171 | 911 | |
| 1939 | — | #168 | 877 | |
| 1938 | — | #165 | 936 | |
| 1937 | — | #153 | 1,008 | |
| 1936 | — | #141 | 1,088 | |
| 1935 | — | #142 | 1,093 | |
| 1934 | — | #138 | 1,131 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #144 | 1,045 |
| 1932 | — | #149 | 1,053 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #152 | 992 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #161 | 940 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #168 | 842 |
| 1928 | — | #172 | 834 | |
| 1927 | — | #186 | 775 | |
| 1926 | — | #209 | 650 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #233 | 564 |
| 1924 | — | #272 | 442 | |
| 1923 | — | #301 | 350 | |
| 1922 | — | #298 | 363 | |
| 1921 | — | #309 | 349 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #320 | 329 |
| 1919 | — | #346 | 269 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #371 | 251 |
| 1917 | — | #380 | 220 | |
| 1916 | — | #368 | 221 | |
| 1915 | — | #417 | 167 | |
| 1914 | — | #422 | 129 | |
| 1913 | — | #442 | 94 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #446 | 77 |
| 1911 | — | #481 | 37 | |
| 1910 | — | #353 | 52 | |
| 1909 | — | #344 | 46 | |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #359 | 38 | |
| 1906 | — | #378 | 32 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #331 | 35 | |
| 1901 | — | #407 | 21 | |
| 1900 | — | #312 | 45 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #360 | 29 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #367 | 27 | |
| 1895 | — | #414 | 22 | |
| 1894 | — | #367 | 25 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #312 | 31 | |
| 1889 | — | #379 | 22 | |
| 1888 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1887 | — | #321 | 27 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #327 | 27 | |
| 1884 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #341 | 25 | |
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 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#137 · 1 in 817
- Utah#157 · 1 in 672
- Idaho#160 · 1 in 796
- North Dakota#172 · 1 in 969
- Iowa#182 · 1 in 1,347
Best ever in a state: #22 in Oregon, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #137 | 11 | 1 in 817 |
| Utah | #157 | 7 | 1 in 672 |
| Idaho | #160 | 5 | 1 in 796 |
| North Dakota | #172 | 7 | 1 in 969 |
| California | #182 | 16 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Iowa | #182 | 15 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Colorado | #210 | 5 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Oklahoma | #227 | 13 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Ohio | #229 | 19 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Minnesota | #259 | 9 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Texas | #260 | 27 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Michigan | #263 | 12 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Kansas | #303 | 5 | 1 in 2,946 |
| Wisconsin | #311 | 6 | 1 in 3,703 |
| Arkansas | #317 | 7 | 1 in 2,316 |
| Illinois | #337 | 11 | 1 in 4,965 |
| Indiana | #340 | 5 | 1 in 4,677 |
| Missouri | #378 | 6 | 1 in 4,461 |
| Pennsylvania | #417 | 9 | 1 in 9,600 |
| Georgia | #512 | 5 | 1 in 5,847 |
| New York | #592 | 5 | 1 in 17,957 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
- Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1883 (#489 → #337)
- Biggest drop: 174 spots in 1903 (#331 → #505)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #138 (1,131 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 913 boys born in 1934 were named Dick (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
- 34.7% of all boys named Dick (10,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 246 | #284 (1884) | #356 |
| 1890s | 249 | #312 (1890) | #373 |
| 1900s | 329 | #312 (1900) | #381 |
| 1910s | 1,517 | #346 (1919) | #403 |
| 1920s | 5,498 | #168 (1929) | #247 |
| 1930s | 10,163 | #138 (1934) | #151 |
| 1940s | 7,562 | #171 (1940) | #219 |
| 1950s | 2,140 | #411 (1950) | #504 |
| 1960s | 1,110 | #571 (1960) | #762 |
| 1970s | 288 | #1,142 (1970) | #1,849 |
| 1980s | 121 | #2,444 (1980) | #3,508 |
| 1990s | 33 | #4,993 (1990) | #7,326 |
| 2000s | 17 | #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 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 192,939 of them was named Dick, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,869Zelna7
- #3,869Zenia7
- #3,869Zonnie7
- #4,291Dick6
- #4,291Abby6
- #4,291Adelphia6
- #4,291Affie6
- #4,809Abie5
- #4,809Adalee5
- #4,809Addis5
Tied with 517 names at #4,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 4,038 of them was named Dick, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).