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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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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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 1934

  • 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: #45 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 180 boysWAIdaho: #38 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 149 boysIDMontana: #65 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 244 boysMTNorth Dakota: #159 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 844 boysNDMinnesota: #101 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 498 boysMNIllinois: #116 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 760 boysILWisconsin: #117 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 699 boysWIMichigan: #101 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 574 boysMINew York: #182 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,942 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedRIOregon: #34 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 149 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNVWyoming: #29 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 118 boysWYSouth Dakota: #82 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 298 boysSDIowa: #57 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 240 boysIAIndiana: #93 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 521 boysINOhio: #84 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 483 boysOHPennsylvania: #174 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,079 boysPANew Jersey: #185 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,175 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #64 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 296 boysCAUtah: #90 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 365 boysUTColorado: #57 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 225 boysCONebraska: #53 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 211 boysNEMissouri: #126 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 723 boysMOKentucky: #393 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,419 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,984 boysWVVirginia: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,643 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDEArizona: #93 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 345 boysAZNew Mexico: #148 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 597 boysNMKansas: #94 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 405 boysKSArkansas: #245 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,806 boysARTennessee: #396 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,115 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #365 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,866 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #180 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,081 boysOKLouisiana: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,710 boysLAMississippi: 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: #269 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,713 boysTXFlorida: #242 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,951 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#29 · 1 in 118
  2. Oregon#34 · 1 in 149
  3. Idaho#38 · 1 in 149
  4. Washington#45 · 1 in 180
  5. Nebraska#53 · 1 in 211

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#29131 in 118
Oregon#34361 in 149
Idaho#38251 in 149
Washington#45531 in 180
Nebraska#53511 in 211
Colorado#57361 in 225
Iowa#57791 in 240
California#641201 in 296
Montana#65161 in 244
South Dakota#82181 in 298
Ohio#84951 in 483
Utah#90131 in 365
Arizona#93111 in 345
Indiana#93441 in 521
Kansas#94341 in 405
Michigan#101651 in 574
Minnesota#101401 in 498
Illinois#116671 in 760
Wisconsin#117331 in 699
Missouri#126381 in 723
New Mexico#14881 in 597
North Dakota#15971 in 844
Pennsylvania#174341 in 2,079
Oklahoma#180211 in 1,081
New York#182431 in 1,942
New Jersey#185111 in 2,175
West Virginia#24091 in 1,984
Florida#24261 in 1,951
Arkansas#245101 in 1,806
Texas#269341 in 1,713
Virginia#33861 in 3,643
Louisiana#34071 in 2,710
South Carolina#36551 in 3,866
Kentucky#39361 in 4,419
Tennessee#39651 in 5,115
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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 1934

boys
#138
1,131 births · 1 in 913 boys

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #138Dick1,131
More about 1934

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 913 of them was named Dick, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #135Hugh1,187
  2. #136Willard1,175
  3. #137Edgar1,148
  4. #138Dick1,131
  5. #139Marion1,130
  6. #140Darrell1,129
  7. #141Virgil1,128
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →