Recorded 1925–1980 Boys' name Peak 1947 975 births

Dicky — boys' name

975 babies named Dicky in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s391930s1691940s2741950s2951960s1521970s411980s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1947
Single peak year

37 babies were named Dicky in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dicky

The Social Security Administration has registered 975 babies named Dicky between 1925 and 1980, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dicky currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dicky performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dicky shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Dicky in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dicky 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 975 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.

Dicky at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

975

Since 1925

56 years of records

Peak year

1947

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1925

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1980

Dicky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1925

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1947)
37
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
010203040 19801968196119541947194019331925 6

Dicky by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
295 births that decade — 30% of Dicky's all-time total
1920s391930s1691940s2741950s2951960s1521970s411980s5

Dicky by state

Where Dicky concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dicky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
101 10.4%
#2 North Carolina
11 1.1%
#3 Tennessee
5 0.5%
Texas share of Dicky's total US births 10.4%
Even split

101 of 975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dicky?
975 babies have been named Dicky since 1925. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1947 with 37 births.
When was Dicky most popular?
Dicky was most popular in the 1950s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Dicky most popular?
The top states for the name Dicky are Texas (101 births), North Carolina (11 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Dicky been used?
Dicky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 56 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Dicky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dick, Dickie, Dickey, Dickson, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–1980 (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.