Boy or Girl

Is Dixon a boy or girl name?

Dixon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 49 boys were named Dixon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 3,045 US babies named Dixon were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,671
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Dixon since 1881
3,045
Most popular year
2016
80 babies
Babies named Dixon each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Dixon from 1881 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0204060801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Dixon, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s600%
1890s00–
1900s00–
1910s13000%
1920s22200%
1930s20800%
1940s26900%
1950s28800%
1960s18800%
1970s12800%
1980s14800%
1990s25900%
2000s34400%
2010s62350.8%
2020s22700%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202449#2,6710–
202343#2,9060–
202240#3,0660–
202130#3,6670–
202065#2,1460–
201954#2,4670–
201858#2,3100–
201760#2,2210–
201675#1,9435#16,941
201570#2,0390–
201475#1,9280–
201362#2,1450–
201254#2,3640–
201159#2,2100–
201056#2,2920–
200950#2,5380–
200837#3,1220–
200735#3,2030–
200633#3,2410–
200538#2,8120–
200434#2,9620–
200335#2,8010–
200225#3,4780–
200122#3,7490–
200035#2,6380–
199933#2,6270–
199828#2,8790–
199725#3,0100–
199638#2,1930–
199527#2,7050–
199424#2,9690–
199325#2,8020–
199225#2,7600–
199120#3,1430–
199014#4,0310–
198925#2,5590–
198817#3,1060–
198714#3,3830–
198616#3,0350–
19859#4,4220–
19848#4,6630–
198320#2,4330–
19829#4,3240–
198112#3,4700–
198018#2,6410–
197916#2,8060–
19780–0–
197714#2,9460–
197611#3,3230–
197514#2,7920–
197412#2,9950–
197317#2,3380–
197216#2,3510–
197116#2,3950–
197012#2,7720–
196916#2,1600–
196821#1,7450–
196713#2,2700–
196616#1,9840–
196518#1,8760–
196417#1,9930–
196315#2,1350–
196220#1,8210–
196124#1,6550–
196028#1,5320–
195925#1,6000–
195822#1,6940–
195729#1,4610–
195633#1,3420–
195530#1,4030–
195427#1,4730–
195338#1,2160–
195222#1,6300–
195137#1,2020–
195025#1,4760–
194919#1,7170–
194833#1,2630–
194732#1,3020–
194628#1,3340–
194517#1,6430–
194428#1,2610–
194329#1,2870–
194232#1,2320–
194120#1,5470–
194031#1,2140–
193921#1,4650–
193827#1,2850–
193723#1,4180–
193626#1,3020–
193520#1,5550–
193418#1,6760–
193317#1,7240–
193218#1,7340–
193123#1,4640–
193015#1,9920–
192918#1,8100–
192824#1,5340–
192720#1,7590–
192619#1,8090–
192523#1,5970–
192424#1,5890–
192328#1,3920–
192223#1,6000–
192118#1,9250–
192025#1,5130–
191912#2,4070–
191828#1,3520–
191713#2,2050–
191614#2,0710–
191521#1,5180–
191418#1,4530–
19138#2,1350–
19126#2,3480–
19115#1,8070–
19105#1,6530–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18830–0–
18820–0–
18816#8070–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Dixon reached #807 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #16,941 in 2016. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.