Recorded 1880–1984 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,167 births

Dicie — girls' name

1,167 babies named Dicie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Dicie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

42 babies were named Dicie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dicie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,167 babies named Dicie between 1880 and 1984, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dicie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dicie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Dicie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by West Virginia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Dicie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dicie 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 1,167 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.

Dicie at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

1,167

Since 1880

105 years of records

Peak year

1920

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1880

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 1984

Dicie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1880

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1920)
42
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Dicie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
241 births that decade — 21% of Dicie's all-time total
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Dicie by state

Where Dicie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dicie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
34 2.9%
#2 West Virginia
22 1.9%
#3 North Carolina
20 1.7%
#4 Oklahoma
10 0.9%
#5 Georgia
7 0.6%
#6 Tennessee
7 0.6%
#7 Alabama
5 0.4%
Kentucky share of Dicie's total US births 2.9%
Even split

34 of 1,167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dicie?
1,167 babies have been named Dicie since 1880. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1920 with 42 births.
When was Dicie most popular?
Dicie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Dicie most popular?
The top states for the name Dicie are Kentucky (34 births), West Virginia (22 births), North Carolina (20 births).
How long has the name Dicie been used?
Dicie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 105 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Dicie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dicy, Dickie, Dicksie, Dick, 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, 1880–1984 (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.