US rank #2669 Boys' name Peak 2014 3,040 births

Dixon — #2669 US boys' name

3,040 babies named Dixon in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61910s1301920s2221930s2081940s2691950s2881960s1881970s1281980s1481990s2592000s3442010s6232020s227
#2669
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Dixon was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

75 babies were named Dixon in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dixon

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,040 babies named Dixon between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dixon currently holds the #2669 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dixon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Dixon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dixon in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dixon 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 3,040 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.

Dixon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,040

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2014

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,669

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dixon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
75
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
020406080 202420091994197919631948193319181881 6

Dixon popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2016 (Dixon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2016 5

Dixon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
623 births that decade — 20% of Dixon's all-time total
1880s61910s1301920s2221930s2081940s2691950s2881960s1881970s1281980s1481990s2592000s3442010s6232020s227

Dixon by state

Where Dixon concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dixon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
74 2.4%
#2 California
42 1.4%
#3 New York
32 1.1%
#4 Florida
21 0.7%
#5 Georgia
21 0.7%
#6 North Carolina
18 0.6%
#7 Utah
17 0.6%
#8 Illinois
11 0.4%
Texas share of Dixon's total US births 2.4%
Even split

74 of 3,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Dixon appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dixon?
3,040 babies have been named Dixon since 1881. It currently ranks #2669 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 75 births.
When was Dixon most popular?
Dixon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Dixon most popular?
The top states for the name Dixon are Texas (74 births), California (42 births), New York (32 births).
How long has the name Dixon been used?
Dixon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dixon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dixie, Dix, Dixxon. 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, 1881–2024 (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.