Boys' name · since 1923
Dyke
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 250 babies named Dyke, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,659 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dyke is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 250 have been recorded since 1923.
Dyke has 250 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1977.
- #11,659 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 250 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyke ranks #11,659 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,659 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dyke's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dyke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dyke splits its recorded history at 1958: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dyke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1977
- Peak year (1956)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dyke by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (100 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Dyke's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dyke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 100 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dyke's data
- Dyke's decade-level peak was the 1950s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dyke
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dyke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1923–1977 (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 Dyke 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.