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

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Peak · girls
1938 · 1,229 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,621
since 1880

Dixie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dixie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #167, 1938girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,605130—
2024#1,568135—
2023#1,209197—
2022#1,166207—
2021#1,061237—
2020#1,078229—
2019#997259—
2018#1,009257—
2017#1,114226—
2016#1,034256—
2015#933290—
2014#808345—
2013#882293—
2012#852313—
2011#848310—
2010#919282—
2009#924289—
2008#962278—
2007#918295—
2006#1,488148—
2005#1,417151—
2004#1,667116—
2003#1,446136—
2002#1,520124—
2001#1,299148—
2000#1,558114—
1999#1,66799—
1998#1,88381—
1997#1,82881—
1996#1,498108—
1995#1,65189—
1994#1,59495—
1993#1,389117—
1992#1,548100—
1991#1,358120—
1990#1,479105—
1989#1,225131—
1988#1,63679—
1987#1,43391—
1986#1,58875—
1985#1,297103—
1984#1,173113—
1983#968151—
1982#1,126125—
1981#1,055135#4,5098
1980#889172—
1979#1,144116#5,3556
1978#986140—
1977#806186#5,8455
1976#807172—
1975#724203—
1974#765182—
1973#745187#5,1015
1972#734190—
1971#877153—
1970#844160—
1969#752182—
1968#804157#4,1365
1967#787160—
1966#652219—
1965#680208—
1964#552323—
1963#522348#3,6466
1962#512361#4,0335
1961#497381—
1960#457457#4,0385
1959#433490#3,9885
1958#421494#3,5596
1957#367610#2,63110
1956#347627#2,9698
1955#335649—
1954#310747#2,7439
1953#265942#2,09914
1952#291771#2,6809
1951#286752#2,49510
1950#295687#3,6815
1949#263849#2,22512
1948#256865#1,94315
1947#2281,063#2,8628
1946#228986#2,03013
1945#215884#2,24210
1944#208944#1,73816
1943#2021,044#1,46123
1942#1931,061#1,46723
1941#1811,046#1,82115
1940#1711,170#1,80215
1939#1691,175#1,95813
1938#1671,229#1,68917
1937#1741,161#2,08812
1936#1741,105#2,06212
1935#188930#1,49421
1934#213833#1,65818
1933#239646#2,09312
1932#247629#1,65119
1931#244617#2,10113
1930#291512#1,64420
1929#343358#2,00215
1928#342387#1,90217
1927#348372#1,74820
1926#347369#2,07415
1925#371340#1,93517
1924#339388#2,34713
1923#367330#2,61411
1922#372306#1,43427
1921#375322#2,63211
1920#364326#1,69421
1919#369307#1,48124
1918#352350#1,59622
1917#395255#2,28012
1916#407235#2,54310
1915#422206#1,96814
1914#414164#2,2719
1913#389155#1,9459
1912#410129#1,8858
1911#42492—
1910#42686—
1909#39187#1,1557
1908#41974—
1907#43467—
1906#40870#1,1116
1905#46453—
1904#46350#1,2055
1903#41957—
1902#45448—
1901#53832—
1900#45754—
1899#43345—
1898#44148#8857
1897#49734—
1896#45740#9826
1895#52032—
1894#45038—
1893#48731—
1892#45336—
1891#47529—
1890#39741—
1889#38839#8786
1888#39438—
1887#40329#9215
1886#45922#7587
1885#42824—
1884#38527—
1883#48016—
1882#40720—
1881#53910—
1880#43515—
First appearance
1880

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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedNHWashington: #252 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsWAIdaho: #186 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 699 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #391 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,721 girlsMNIllinois: #486 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,902 girlsILWisconsin: #308 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsWIMichigan: #493 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,131 girlsMINew York: #825 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 15,421 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedRIOregon: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #97 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 341 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #152 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 641 girlsSDIowa: #222 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsIAIndiana: #287 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsINOhio: #377 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsOHPennsylvania: #472 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 6,101 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #681 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,149 girlsCAUtah: #127 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 516 girlsUTColorado: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsCONebraska: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,048 girlsMOKentucky: #379 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsKYWest Virginia: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,221 girlsWVVirginia: #391 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,713 girlsVAMaryland: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,287 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedNMKansas: #164 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 779 girlsKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,560 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #420 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,101 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsOKLouisiana: #486 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,368 girlsLAMississippi: #297 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsMSAlabama: #342 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsALGeorgia: #388 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dixie, so not publishedHITexas: #489 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,158 girlsTXFlorida: #517 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,274 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#97 · 1 in 341
  2. Utah#127 · 1 in 516
  3. South Dakota#152 · 1 in 641
  4. Kansas#164 · 1 in 779
  5. Idaho#186 · 1 in 699

Best ever in a state: #27 in Utah, 1937.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9781 in 341
Utah#127201 in 516
South Dakota#152111 in 641
Kansas#164271 in 779
Idaho#18691 in 699
Iowa#222191 in 1,448
Nebraska#222101 in 1,387
Oregon#241111 in 1,381
Washington#252201 in 1,424
Oklahoma#262121 in 1,777
Colorado#281111 in 1,687
Indiana#287231 in 2,193
Mississippi#297141 in 1,808
Wisconsin#308141 in 3,096
Alabama#342151 in 2,399
Arkansas#34671 in 2,560
West Virginia#36761 in 3,221
South Carolina#37491 in 2,983
Ohio#377281 in 3,816
Kentucky#37991 in 3,656
Georgia#388141 in 3,223
Minnesota#39181 in 4,721
Virginia#391111 in 3,713
Missouri#393111 in 4,048
Maryland#40571 in 4,287
North Carolina#420121 in 4,101
Pennsylvania#472191 in 6,101
Illinois#486181 in 5,902
Louisiana#48691 in 4,368
Texas#489271 in 4,158
Michigan#493151 in 6,131
Florida#51791 in 5,274
California#681201 in 8,149
New York#825111 in 15,421
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #167 (1,229 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1978
Share of babies · girls
1 in 898
  • Highest: 1 in 898 girls born in 1938 were named Dixie (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,364 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 22.2% of all girls named Dixie (9,912) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s240#385 (1884)#432
1890s374#397 (1890)#461
1900s592#391 (1909)#445
1910s1,979#352 (1918)#401
1920s3,498#339 (1924)#357
1930s8,837#167 (1938)#211
1940s9,912#171 (1940)#215
1950s6,769#265 (1953)#335
1960s2,796#457 (1960)#622
1970s1,689#724 (1975)#843
1980s1,175#889 (1980)#1,239
1990s995#1,358 (1991)#1,590
2000s1,799#918 (2007)#1,320
2010s2,831#808 (2014)#940
2020s1,135#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 1958

girls
#421
494 births · 1 in 4,072 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 353,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #421Dixie494

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,559Dixie6
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 4,072 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dixie
  1. #418Deloris499
  2. #419Colette496
  3. #420Mattie495
  4. #421Dixie494
  5. #422Geneva492
  6. #422Rena492
  7. #424Marcy490
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 353,735 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 20.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dixie
  1. #3,275Willliam7
  2. #3,275Wwlliam7
  3. #3,275Yehuda7
  4. #3,559Dixie6
  5. #3,559Abdul6
  6. #3,559Abelino6
  7. #3,559Abie6
  8. #3,944Addis5
  9. #3,944Adger5
  10. #3,944Adolpho5

Tied with 384 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →