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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • 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: #66 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 330 boysWAIdaho: #54 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 221 boysIDMontana: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 635 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #141 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,035 boysMNIllinois: #172 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,633 boysILWisconsin: #126 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 947 boysWIMichigan: #153 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,316 boysMINew York: #326 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,708 boysNYMassachusetts: #284 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,361 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedRIOregon: #80 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 384 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 229 boysWYSouth Dakota: #146 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 868 boysSDIowa: #74 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 391 boysIAIndiana: #162 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,225 boysINOhio: #149 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,286 boysOHPennsylvania: #299 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,319 boysPANew Jersey: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,022 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #163 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,146 boysCAUtah: #80 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 355 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 616 boysCONebraska: #87 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 442 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,260 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: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,708 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDEArizona: #150 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 680 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNMKansas: #129 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 725 boysKSArkansas: #302 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,128 boysARTennessee: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,102 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #144 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 842 boysOKLouisiana: #453 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,114 boysLAMississippi: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,263 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dick, so not publishedGAHawaii: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,010 boysHITexas: #288 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,081 boysTXFlorida: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,356 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#54 · 1 in 221
  2. Wyoming#57 · 1 in 229
  3. Washington#66 · 1 in 330
  4. Iowa#74 · 1 in 391
  5. Utah#80 · 1 in 355

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#54211 in 221
Wyoming#5791 in 229
Washington#66621 in 330
Iowa#74531 in 391
Oregon#80291 in 384
Utah#80201 in 355
Nebraska#87251 in 442
Colorado#115181 in 616
Montana#12371 in 635
Wisconsin#126301 in 947
Kansas#129211 in 725
Minnesota#141241 in 1,035
Oklahoma#144241 in 842
South Dakota#14661 in 868
Hawaii#14751 in 1,010
Ohio#149491 in 1,286
Arizona#150101 in 680
Michigan#153401 in 1,316
Indiana#162261 in 1,225
California#163771 in 1,146
Illinois#172401 in 1,633
Missouri#223141 in 2,260
Maryland#25751 in 3,708
Massachusetts#28451 in 7,361
Texas#288371 in 2,081
Pennsylvania#299131 in 6,319
Arkansas#30261 in 3,128
New Jersey#30251 in 7,022
Florida#30671 in 3,356
Mississippi#31071 in 3,263
New York#326171 in 6,708
Tennessee#39351 in 6,102
Louisiana#45351 in 5,114
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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 1945

boys
#196
758 births · 1 in 1,776 boys

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #196Dick758
More about 1945

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,776 of them was named Dick, which outranked 94.8% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dick
  1. #193Morris775
  2. #194Lyle766
  3. #195Guy759
  4. #196Dick758
  5. #196Karl758
  6. #198Matthew730
  7. #199Clifton722
  8. #200Carlos719

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →