How Many People Are Named Dim?
An estimated 160 people in the United States have the first name Dim. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Dim peaked in popularity in 2018 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dim 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 Dim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
160
About 1 in 2,142,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
20 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dim
Dim is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dim as a female name
Ranked #12,468 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (20 births)
Dim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dim span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 122 babies were registered. While Dim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dim by Decade
How has Dim 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.
Dim by State
Birth registrations for Dim span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, Oklahoma. On average, about 9 Dims were registered per state.
Dim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dim
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dim?
We estimate approximately 160 people named Dim 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 2,142,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Dim a common name?
Dim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dim most popular?
Dim reached peak popularity in 2018, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dim is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dim a female name?
Dim is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dim Smith, Dim Johnson, Dim 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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