Dixie
#1,605 for girls in 2025, 130 births · Last seen for boys in 1981 at #4,509
Given to girls 98.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 1,229 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,621since 1880
Dixie over time
Rank among girls' names. Dixie 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 | #1,605 | 130 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,568 | 135 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,209 | 197 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,166 | 207 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,061 | 237 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,078 | 229 | — | |
| 2019 | #997 | 259 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,009 | 257 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,114 | 226 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,034 | 256 | — | |
| 2015 | #933 | 290 | — | |
| 2014 | #808 | 345 | — | |
| 2013 | #882 | 293 | — | |
| 2012 | #852 | 313 | — | |
| 2011 | #848 | 310 | — | |
| 2010 | #919 | 282 | — | |
| 2009 | #924 | 289 | — | |
| 2008 | #962 | 278 | — | |
| 2007 | #918 | 295 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,488 | 148 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,417 | 151 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,667 | 116 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,446 | 136 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,520 | 124 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,299 | 148 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,558 | 114 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,667 | 99 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,883 | 81 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,828 | 81 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,498 | 108 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,651 | 89 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,594 | 95 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,389 | 117 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,548 | 100 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,358 | 120 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,479 | 105 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,225 | 131 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,636 | 79 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,433 | 91 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,588 | 75 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,297 | 103 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,173 | 113 | — | |
| 1983 | #968 | 151 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,126 | 125 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,055 | 135 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #889 | 172 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,144 | 116 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #986 | 140 | — | |
| 1977 | #806 | 186 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #807 | 172 | — | |
| 1975 | #724 | 203 | — | |
| 1974 | #765 | 182 | — | |
| 1973 | #745 | 187 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #734 | 190 | — | |
| 1971 | #877 | 153 | — | |
| 1970 | #844 | 160 | — | |
| 1969 | #752 | 182 | — | |
| 1968 | #804 | 157 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #787 | 160 | — | |
| 1966 | #652 | 219 | — | |
| 1965 | #680 | 208 | — | |
| 1964 | #552 | 323 | — | |
| 1963 | #522 | 348 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #512 | 361 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #497 | 381 | — | |
| 1960 | #457 | 457 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #433 | 490 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #421 | 494 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #367 | 610 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #347 | 627 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #335 | 649 | — | |
| 1954 | #310 | 747 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #265 | 942 | #2,099 | 14 |
| 1952 | #291 | 771 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #286 | 752 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #295 | 687 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #263 | 849 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #256 | 865 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #228 | 1,063 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #228 | 986 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #215 | 884 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #208 | 944 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #202 | 1,044 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | #193 | 1,061 | #1,467 | 23 |
| 1941 | #181 | 1,046 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #171 | 1,170 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #169 | 1,175 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #167 | 1,229 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #174 | 1,161 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #174 | 1,105 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #188 | 930 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1934 | #213 | 833 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #239 | 646 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #247 | 629 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #244 | 617 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #291 | 512 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #343 | 358 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #342 | 387 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #348 | 372 | #1,748 | 20 |
| 1926 | #347 | 369 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #371 | 340 | #1,935 | 17 |
| 1924 | #339 | 388 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #367 | 330 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #372 | 306 | #1,434 | 27 |
| 1921 | #375 | 322 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #364 | 326 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #369 | 307 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #352 | 350 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #395 | 255 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #407 | 235 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #422 | 206 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #414 | 164 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #389 | 155 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #410 | 129 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #424 | 92 | — | |
| 1910 | #426 | 86 | — | |
| 1909 | #391 | 87 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #419 | 74 | — | |
| 1907 | #434 | 67 | — | |
| 1906 | #408 | 70 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #463 | 50 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #419 | 57 | — | |
| 1902 | #454 | 48 | — | |
| 1901 | #538 | 32 | — | |
| 1900 | #457 | 54 | — | |
| 1899 | #433 | 45 | — | |
| 1898 | #441 | 48 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #497 | 34 | — | |
| 1896 | #457 | 40 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #520 | 32 | — | |
| 1894 | #450 | 38 | — | |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | — | |
| 1892 | #453 | 36 | — | |
| 1891 | #475 | 29 | — | |
| 1890 | #397 | 41 | — | |
| 1889 | #388 | 39 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #394 | 38 | — | |
| 1887 | #403 | 29 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #428 | 24 | — | |
| 1884 | #385 | 27 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dixie was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.
Where Dixie is popular in 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#91 · 1 in 353
- Utah#92 · 1 in 357
- Idaho#103 · 1 in 428
- Iowa#122 · 1 in 534
- Nebraska#133 · 1 in 628
Best ever in a state: #27 in Utah, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #91 | 9 | 1 in 353 |
| Utah | #92 | 28 | 1 in 357 |
| Idaho | #103 | 15 | 1 in 428 |
| Iowa | #122 | 52 | 1 in 534 |
| Nebraska | #133 | 23 | 1 in 628 |
| Montana | #144 | 11 | 1 in 623 |
| South Dakota | #189 | 7 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Missouri | #190 | 35 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Kansas | #196 | 18 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Indiana | #205 | 35 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Oregon | #215 | 12 | 1 in 1,338 |
| Wisconsin | #217 | 21 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Colorado | #221 | 14 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Washington | #232 | 19 | 1 in 1,499 |
| Maine | #235 | 6 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Arizona | #258 | 10 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Mississippi | #258 | 18 | 1 in 1,567 |
| Oklahoma | #258 | 12 | 1 in 1,878 |
| New Mexico | #261 | 7 | 1 in 1,523 |
| Arkansas | #274 | 11 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Kentucky | #275 | 15 | 1 in 2,274 |
| Illinois | #286 | 39 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Minnesota | #288 | 14 | 1 in 2,568 |
| Tennessee | #295 | 14 | 1 in 2,765 |
| Pennsylvania | #299 | 38 | 1 in 2,974 |
| West Virginia | #302 | 8 | 1 in 2,622 |
| Georgia | #306 | 19 | 1 in 2,417 |
| Virginia | #308 | 16 | 1 in 2,547 |
| Ohio | #332 | 31 | 1 in 3,289 |
| Maryland | #335 | 8 | 1 in 3,521 |
| California | #358 | 48 | 1 in 2,989 |
| Texas | #363 | 41 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Michigan | #396 | 19 | 1 in 4,614 |
| North Carolina | #406 | 13 | 1 in 3,973 |
| Louisiana | #412 | 11 | 1 in 3,465 |
| South Carolina | #413 | 7 | 1 in 4,201 |
| Alabama | #461 | 7 | 1 in 5,245 |
| Florida | #462 | 8 | 1 in 4,707 |
| New Jersey | #563 | 5 | 1 in 10,529 |
| New York | #893 | 8 | 1 in 20,051 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Dixie
- 37 spots since 2024 (#1,568 → #1,605)
- 527 spots since 2020 (#1,078 → #1,605)
- 672 spots since 2015 (#933 → #1,605)
- Biggest jump: 570 spots in 2007 (#1,488 → #918)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1984 (#968 → #1,173)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #167 (1,229 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1978
- Highest: 1 in 898 girls born in 1938 were named Dixie (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,364 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.2% of all girls named Dixie (9,912) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | #385 (1884) | #432 |
| 1890s | 374 | #397 (1890) | #461 |
| 1900s | 592 | #391 (1909) | #445 |
| 1910s | 1,979 | #352 (1918) | #401 |
| 1920s | 3,498 | #339 (1924) | #357 |
| 1930s | 8,837 | #167 (1938) | #211 |
| 1940s | 9,912 | #171 (1940) | #215 |
| 1950s | 6,769 | #265 (1953) | #335 |
| 1960s | 2,796 | #457 (1960) | #622 |
| 1970s | 1,689 | #724 (1975) | #843 |
| 1980s | 1,175 | #889 (1980) | #1,239 |
| 1990s | 995 | #1,358 (1991) | #1,590 |
| 2000s | 1,799 | #918 (2007) | #1,320 |
| 2010s | 2,831 | #808 (2014) | #940 |
| 2020s | 1,135 | #1,061 (2021) | #1,281 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dixie in 1954
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,600 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 95.3% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 226,528 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 37.1% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,592Ysidro10
- #2,592Zan10
- #2,592Zeke10
- #2,743Dixie9
- #2,743Abdul9
- #2,743Abelino9
- #2,743Abran9
- #2,942Addie8
- #2,942Alcide8
- #2,942Alejo8
Tied with 198 names at #2,743; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.