Boys' name · since 1917
Dix
40 babies named Dix in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Dix since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dix has been recorded 40 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1943.
- #23,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dix ranks #23,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dix's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dix's full recorded timeline at 1935, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dix popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1943
- Peak year (1937)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dix by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (30 births, 75% of the file).
1930s was Dix's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Dix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 30 births (75% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dix's data
- Dix's decade-level peak was the 1930s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1917–1943 (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 Dix 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.