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Dick Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Dick?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Dick is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #138 in 1934 with 1,131 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dick was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dick occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1906-1920, and 1921-1928, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1947-1954, 1958-1966, 1967-1972, and 1973-1976.

Dick's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dick for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dick?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Dick is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dick has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Dick (Girl)Dick (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- 5 11,899
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- 6 9,688
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- 6 9,407
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- 6 8,072
1994 < 5 -- 6 8,033
1993 < 5 -- 6 7,887
1992 < 5 -- 5 8,766
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- 10 5,094
1989 < 5 -- 10 4,912
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- 12 3,787
1986 < 5 -- 10 4,210
1985 < 5 -- 13 3,457
1984 < 5 -- 11 3,767
1983 < 5 -- 19 2,510
1982 < 5 -- 17 2,736
1981 < 5 -- 9 4,239
1980 < 5 -- 20 2,465
1979 < 5 -- 17 2,690
1978 < 5 -- 21 2,227
1977 < 5 -- 19 2,391
1976 < 5 -- 20 2,263
1975 < 5 -- 23 2,022
1974 < 5 -- 33 1,521
1973 < 5 -- 35 1,441
1972 < 5 -- 29 1,612
1971 < 5 -- 38 1,384
1970 < 5 -- 52 1,145
1969 < 5 -- 57 1,017
1968 < 5 -- 62 920
1967 < 5 -- 74 833
1966 < 5 -- 65 896
1965 < 5 -- 99 746
1964 < 5 -- 110 736
1963 < 5 -- 128 686
1962 < 5 -- 147 637
1961 < 5 -- 183 583
1960 < 5 -- 186 574
1959 < 5 -- 219 530
1958 < 5 -- 234 504
1957 < 5 -- 201 543
1956 < 5 -- 192 546
1955 < 5 -- 182 548
1954 < 5 -- 166 574
1953 < 5 -- 215 477
1952 < 5 -- 215 473
1951 < 5 -- 246 432
1950 < 5 -- 269 411
1949 < 5 -- 340 368
1948 < 5 -- 552 287
1947 < 5 -- 755 233
1946 < 5 -- 828 208
1945 < 5 -- 758 197
1944 < 5 -- 807 190
1943 < 5 -- 856 188
1942 < 5 -- 861 183
1941 < 5 -- 894 171
1940 < 5 -- 911 171
1939 < 5 -- 877 168
1938 < 5 -- 935 165
1937 < 5 -- 1,008 153
1936 < 5 -- 1,088 141
1935 < 5 -- 1,093 142
1934 < 5 -- 1,131 138
1933 5 4,368 1,045 144
1932 < 5 -- 1,053 149
1931 6 3,990 992 152
1930 6 4,149 940 161
1929 5 4,740 841 169
1928 < 5 -- 834 172
1927 < 5 -- 775 186
1926 < 5 -- 650 209
1925 8 3,760 563 233
1924 < 5 -- 442 272
1923 < 5 -- 350 301
1922 < 5 -- 363 298
1921 < 5 -- 349 309
1920 7 4,068 329 321
1919 < 5 -- 269 347
1918 6 4,416 251 371
1917 < 5 -- 220 380
1916 < 5 -- 221 368
1915 < 5 -- 167 417
1914 < 5 -- 129 422
1913 < 5 -- 94 442
1912 5 3,077 77 447
1911 < 5 -- 37 484
1910 < 5 -- 52 355
1909 < 5 -- 46 344
1908 < 5 -- 34 407
1907 < 5 -- 38 360
1906 < 5 -- 32 379
1905 < 5 -- 36 339
1904 < 5 -- 24 436
1903 < 5 -- 18 509
1902 < 5 -- 35 332
1901 < 5 -- 21 410
1900 < 5 -- 45 316
1899 < 5 -- 30 325
1898 < 5 -- 29 360
1897 < 5 -- 23 393
1896 < 5 -- 27 370
1895 < 5 -- 22 418
1894 < 5 -- 25 370
1893 < 5 -- 20 405
1892 < 5 -- 24 386
1891 < 5 -- 18 415
1890 < 5 -- 31 313
1889 < 5 -- 22 381
1888 < 5 -- 27 353
1887 < 5 -- 27 321
1886 < 5 -- 23 359
1885 < 5 -- 27 328
1884 < 5 -- 37 285
1883 < 5 -- 24 339
1882 < 5 -- 14 498
1881 < 5 -- 20 375
1880 < 5 -- 25 341

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.