Boys' name · since 1925
Dicky
Dicky has 975 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 975
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
975 boys have been named Dicky since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dicky has been recorded 975 times among boys since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1980.
- #5,212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 975 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dicky ranks #5,212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 975 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 975
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dicky's 975 recorded births place it above 88.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dicky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dicky's full recorded timeline at 1951, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dicky popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1980
- Peak year (1947)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dicky by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (295 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Dicky's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dicky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
169 births
- 1940s
1940s
274 births
- 1950s
1950s
295 births
- 1960s
1960s
152 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 295 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dicky compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dicky's total volume
Dicky by state
Where Dicky concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 101 | 10.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
101 of 975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dicky's data
- Dicky's decade-level peak was the 1950s (295 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dickys (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dicky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dicky draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.