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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dixie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#198 · 1 in 734
- Alabama#284 · 1 in 1,154
- Oklahoma#300 · 1 in 1,177
- Kentucky#304 · 1 in 1,296
- Mississippi#340 · 1 in 1,330
Best ever in a state: #27 in Utah, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #198 | 9 | 1 in 734 |
| Alabama | #284 | 16 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Oklahoma | #300 | 14 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Kentucky | #304 | 14 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Mississippi | #340 | 8 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Tennessee | #361 | 18 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Virginia | #390 | 20 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Indiana | #445 | 15 | 1 in 2,002 |
| North Carolina | #462 | 20 | 1 in 2,198 |
| Louisiana | #469 | 10 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Arkansas | #471 | 6 | 1 in 1,899 |
| Kansas | #602 | 5 | 1 in 2,632 |
| Missouri | #643 | 8 | 1 in 3,365 |
| Ohio | #643 | 15 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Georgia | #680 | 14 | 1 in 3,379 |
| South Carolina | #726 | 5 | 1 in 3,485 |
| Arizona | #803 | 8 | 1 in 3,872 |
| Michigan | #878 | 8 | 1 in 5,146 |
| Texas | #938 | 28 | 1 in 5,654 |
| Illinois | #1,177 | 8 | 1 in 7,345 |
| Florida | #1,404 | 8 | 1 in 9,953 |
| New York | #1,962 | 6 | 1 in 15,379 |
| California | #2,328 | 9 | 1 in 23,231 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| 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 2012
girls
#852
313 births · 1 in 5,626 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,626 of them was named Dixie, which outranked 95.6% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).