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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#363 · 1 in 2,314
- Kentucky#463 · 1 in 4,081
- Georgia#693 · 1 in 5,602
- North Carolina#722 · 1 in 6,572
- Louisiana#795 · 1 in 5,851
Best ever in a state: #27 in Utah, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #363 | 8 | 1 in 2,314 |
| Kentucky | #463 | 6 | 1 in 4,081 |
| Georgia | #693 | 6 | 1 in 5,602 |
| North Carolina | #722 | 5 | 1 in 6,572 |
| Louisiana | #795 | 5 | 1 in 5,851 |
| Illinois | #1,154 | 6 | 1 in 12,449 |
| Texas | #1,252 | 8 | 1 in 13,889 |
| California | #1,801 | 7 | 1 in 23,333 |
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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
- 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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 13,839 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 90.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,140Kindra117
- #1,140Rosalind117
- #1,140Tarah117
- #1,144Dixie116
- #1,144Alexia116
- #1,144Chaya116
- #1,144Elana116
- #1,154Bobby115
- #1,154Christel115
- #1,154Della115
Tied with 9 names at #1,144; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 286,923 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,842Zebulah7
- #4,842Zeus7
- #4,842Zoltan7
- #5,355Dixie6
- #5,355Aasim6
- #5,355Abdallah6
- #5,355Abdula6
- #6,056Aakash5
- #6,056Aarn5
- #6,056Aaryn5
Tied with 700 names at #5,355; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.