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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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
2001——
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 1933

  • 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: #34 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 156 boysWAIdaho: #56 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 210 boysIDMontana: #73 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 267 boysMTNorth Dakota: #129 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 629 boysNDMinnesota: #116 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 621 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 738 boysILWisconsin: #118 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 719 boysWIMichigan: #107 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 593 boysMINew York: #238 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,092 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedRIOregon: #51 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 196 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNVWyoming: #35 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 135 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 292 boysSDIowa: #58 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 259 boysIAIndiana: #94 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 512 boysINOhio: #83 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 495 boysOHPennsylvania: #177 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,159 boysPANew Jersey: #220 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,503 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #57 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 260 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 256 boysUTColorado: #88 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 334 boysCONebraska: #38 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 162 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,069 boysMOKentucky: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,943 boysKYWest Virginia: #282 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,645 boysWVVirginia: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,264 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDEArizona: #109 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 446 boysAZNew Mexico: #211 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 920 boysNMKansas: #106 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 456 boysKSArkansas: #324 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,880 boysARTennessee: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,691 boysTNNorth Carolina: #363 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,112 boysNCSouth Carolina: #332 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,598 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 841 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: #432 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,398 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedHITexas: #248 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,447 boysTXFlorida: #227 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,569 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#34 · 1 in 156
  2. Wyoming#35 · 1 in 135
  3. Nebraska#38 · 1 in 162
  4. Oregon#51 · 1 in 196
  5. Idaho#56 · 1 in 210

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#34561 in 156
Wyoming#35111 in 135
Nebraska#38631 in 162
Oregon#51261 in 196
Idaho#56161 in 210
California#571311 in 260
Iowa#58701 in 259
Utah#69181 in 256
Montana#73131 in 267
South Dakota#77181 in 292
Ohio#83871 in 495
Colorado#88231 in 334
Indiana#94431 in 512
Kansas#106291 in 456
Michigan#107601 in 593
Arizona#10981 in 446
Minnesota#116311 in 621
Illinois#118671 in 738
Wisconsin#118311 in 719
North Dakota#12991 in 629
Oklahoma#151261 in 841
Missouri#159251 in 1,069
Pennsylvania#177321 in 2,159
New Mexico#21151 in 920
New Jersey#22071 in 3,503
Florida#22771 in 1,569
New York#238271 in 3,092
Texas#248371 in 1,447
Tennessee#26391 in 2,691
West Virginia#28261 in 2,645
Arkansas#32461 in 2,880
South Carolina#33251 in 3,598
North Carolina#36381 in 4,112
Virginia#37551 in 4,264
Georgia#43251 in 5,398
Kentucky#43551 in 4,943
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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 1933

girls
#4,218
5 births · 1 in 201,586 girls
boys
#144
1,045 births · 1 in 949 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #4,218Dick5

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #144Dick1,045
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 201,586 of them was named Dick, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #3,753Yvone6
  2. #3,753Zelia6
  3. #3,753Zenith6
  4. #4,218Dick5
  5. #4,218Adair5
  6. #4,218Adda5
  7. #4,218Adelyn5

Tied with 640 names at #4,218; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 949 of them was named Dick, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #141Hugh1,118
  2. #142Oscar1,111
  3. #143Jessie1,079
  4. #144Dick1,045
  5. #145Ted1,040
  6. #146Billie1,039
  7. #147Wesley1,030
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →