Recorded 1917–2021 Boys' name Peak 1923 96 births

Dyer — boys' name

96 babies named Dyer in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Dyer was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dyer in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyer

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Dyer between 1917 and 2021, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dyer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dyer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyer 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 96 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.

Dyer at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

96

Since 1917

105 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1917

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dyer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1917

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Dyer by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
30 births that decade — 31% of Dyer's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyer?
96 babies have been named Dyer since 1917. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Dyer most popular?
Dyer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Dyer been used?
Dyer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 105 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dyer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyego. 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, 1917–2021 (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.