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.
More common than 81% of names given to boys today.
20% of everyone ever named Dixon was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dixon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (2014)
- 75
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #2669 among boys.
3,040 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 75 births in a single year.
Dixon popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Dixon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Dixon accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dixon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 623 births that decade — 20% of Dixon's all-time total
Dixon decade highlights
- Peak decade 623 births
- Runner-up 344 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Dixon's strongest decade
623 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 20% of all-time use.
Dixon by state
Where Dixon concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| 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% |
74 of 3,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.4% of nationwide
- California 1.4% of nationwide
- New York 1.1% of nationwide
- Florida 0.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dixon appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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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.