How Many People Are Named Dyke?
An estimated 189 people in the United States have the first name Dyke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Dyke peaked in popularity in 1956 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dyke 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 Dyke paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Dyke is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
189
About 1 in 1,813,515 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1956
14 births
Total Registered
250
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dyke
Dyke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 250 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dyke as a male name
Ranked #6,124 in 1977
5 male births in 1977
Peak: 1956 (14 births)
Dyke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dyke span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 100 babies were registered. Dyke has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dyke by Decade
How has Dyke 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.
Dyke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dyke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dyke
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dyke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dyke?
We estimate approximately 189 people named Dyke 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 1,813,515 Americans share this first name.
Is Dyke a common name?
Dyke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 250 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dyke most popular?
Dyke reached peak popularity in 1956, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dyke is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dyke a male name?
Dyke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dyke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dyke Smith, Dyke Johnson, Dyke 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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