Girls' name · since 1974
Dixi
Dixi has 60 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Dixi since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dixi recorded 60 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #32,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dixi ranks #32,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #32,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dixi's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dixi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dixi's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dixi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Dixi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Dixi's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dixi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dixi's data
- Dixi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Dixi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Dixi 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.