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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • 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: #56 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 230 boysWAIdaho: #112 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 446 boysIDMontana: #122 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 632 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #137 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 860 boysMNIllinois: #194 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,756 boysILWisconsin: #186 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,580 boysWIMichigan: #151 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,106 boysMINew York: #380 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,407 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedRIOregon: #67 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 264 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 652 boysSDIowa: #102 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 486 boysIAIndiana: #116 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 739 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,053 boysOHPennsylvania: #295 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,848 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #98 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 490 boysCAUtah: #119 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 480 boysUTColorado: #97 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 448 boysCONebraska: #103 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 467 boysNEMissouri: #199 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,638 boysMOKentucky: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,110 boysKYWest 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: #138 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 540 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNMKansas: #145 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 842 boysKSArkansas: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,616 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #395 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,248 boysNCSouth Carolina: #263 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,291 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #170 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,030 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #475 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,503 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedHITexas: #299 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,036 boysTXFlorida: #189 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,272 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#56 · 1 in 230
  2. Oregon#67 · 1 in 264
  3. Colorado#97 · 1 in 448
  4. California#98 · 1 in 490
  5. Iowa#102 · 1 in 486

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#56411 in 230
Oregon#67221 in 264
Colorado#97181 in 448
California#98751 in 490
Iowa#102411 in 486
Nebraska#103251 in 467
Idaho#11281 in 446
Indiana#116351 in 739
Utah#119101 in 480
Montana#12261 in 632
Ohio#131501 in 1,053
South Dakota#13591 in 652
Minnesota#137251 in 860
Arizona#13871 in 540
Kansas#145181 in 842
Michigan#151371 in 1,106
Oklahoma#170221 in 1,030
Wisconsin#186151 in 1,580
Florida#189121 in 1,272
Illinois#194331 in 1,756
Missouri#199181 in 1,638
South Carolina#26381 in 2,291
Pennsylvania#295181 in 4,848
Texas#299271 in 2,036
Arkansas#32071 in 2,616
New York#380131 in 7,407
North Carolina#39581 in 4,248
Kentucky#44151 in 5,110
Alabama#47551 in 5,503
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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 1926

boys
#209
650 births · 1 in 1,708 boys

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #209Dick650
More about 1926

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,708 of them was named Dick, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #206Nathan669
  2. #207Lonnie660
  3. #207Seymour660
  4. #209Dick650
  5. #210Juan648
  6. #211Eldon647
  7. #212Pete643
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →