How Many People Are Named Dickie?
An estimated 2,627 people in the United States have the first name Dickie. It is predominantly male (94.5%). The average bearer is 73 years old, and Dickie peaked in popularity in 1947 with 205 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dickie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dickie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Dickie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
2,627
About 1 in 130,474 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.5% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1947
205 births
Total Registered
4,719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dickie
Dickie is predominantly male (94.5%), though 260 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dickie as a male name
Ranked #9,119 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1947 (192 births)
Dickie as a female name
Ranked #6,005 in 1961
6 female births in 1961
Peak: 1953 (19 births)
Dickie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dickie span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,613 babies were registered. Dickie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dickie by Decade
How has Dickie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dickie by State
Birth registrations for Dickie span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Nebraska, Mississippi, Florida. On average, about 104 Dickies were registered per state.
Dickie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dickie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dickie
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dickie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dickie?
We estimate approximately 2,627 people named Dickie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 130,474 Americans share this first name.
Is Dickie a common name?
Dickie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dickie most popular?
Dickie reached peak popularity in 1947, when 205 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dickie is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dickie a male name?
Dickie is predominantly male. 94.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dickie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dickie Smith, Dickie Johnson, Dickie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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