Is Dick a boy or girl name?
Dick was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 29,321 US babies named Dick were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dick since 1880
- 29,321
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 1,131 babies
Boys and girls named Dick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 246 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,517 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 5,498 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 10,163 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 7,562 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 288 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,903 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,690 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,411 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,073 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,032 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,888 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,769 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,094 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,914 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,789 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,455 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,241 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 62 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 74 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 65 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 99 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 109 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 129 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 148 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 181 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 186 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 219 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 234 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 201 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 192 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 182 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 167 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 215 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 215 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 246 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 269 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 340 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 552 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 755 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 828 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 758 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 808 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 855 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 862 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 893 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 911 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 877 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 936 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 1,008 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,088 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 1,093 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 1,131 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 1,045 | #144 | 5 | #4,368 |
| 1932 | 1,053 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 992 | #152 | 6 | #3,988 |
| 1930 | 940 | #161 | 6 | #4,151 |
| 1929 | 842 | #168 | 5 | #4,741 |
| 1928 | 834 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 775 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 650 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 564 | #233 | 8 | #3,760 |
| 1924 | 442 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 350 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 363 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 349 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 329 | #321 | 7 | #4,068 |
| 1919 | 269 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 251 | #371 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1917 | 220 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 221 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 167 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 129 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 94 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 77 | #447 | 5 | #3,077 |
| 1911 | 37 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 52 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 46 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 34 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 38 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 32 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 36 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 18 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 35 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 21 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 45 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 30 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 29 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 23 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 27 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 25 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 24 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 31 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 27 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 27 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 27 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 37 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 24 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #341 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dick reached #138 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #3,077 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dick
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.