Total births
19
Recorded 1935–1937 Boys' name Peak 1935 19 births
Dizzy — boys' name
19 babies named Dizzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1930s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dizzy was born in this single decade.
1935
Single peak year
8 babies were named Dizzy in 1935 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dizzy
The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Dizzy between 1935 and 1937, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dizzy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dizzy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dizzy 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 19 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.
Dizzy at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
1935
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1935
Dizzy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1935
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Dizzy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 19 births that decade — 100% of Dizzy's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dizzy? ▼
19 babies have been named Dizzy since 1935. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1935 with 8 births.
When was Dizzy most popular? ▼
Dizzy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Dizzy been used? ▼
Dizzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 3 years of data through 1937.
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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, 1935–1937 (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.