Recorded 1892–2008 Girls' name Peak 1935 37 births

Dicey — girls' name

37 babies named Dicey in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51930s111940s61950s52000s5
1930s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Dicey was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dicey in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dicey

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Dicey between 1892 and 2008, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dicey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dicey performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dicey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dicey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dicey at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

37

Since 1892

117 years of records

Peak year

1935

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1892

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dicey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1892

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1935)
6
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
4.555.566.5 2008195419491938193519001892 5

Dicey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 30% of Dicey's all-time total
1890s51900s51930s111940s61950s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dicey?
37 babies have been named Dicey since 1892. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1935 with 6 births.
When was Dicey most popular?
Dicey was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Dicey been used?
Dicey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 117 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dicey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dicie, Dicy, Dickie, Dicksie, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1892–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.