Boys' name · since 1935
Dizzy
Dizzy has 19 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dizzy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Dizzy recorded 19 times among boys since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1937.
- #29,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 1935
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dizzy ranks #29,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1935, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dizzy's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dizzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dizzy's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dizzy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1937
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Dizzy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Dizzy's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dizzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dizzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1935–1937 (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 Dizzy 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.