Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Dixie

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dixie
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1938

Peak era

1938

Peak rank proxy

1,229

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19382024

Peak year

1938

Decline from peak

89%

2024

135

All-time

44,489

Dixie is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1938, when 1,229 girls were named Dixie.

In 2024, only 135 girls were given the name.

Down 89% from its peak.

All told, about 44,489 Americans have been named Dixie and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1938

19381,229 girls named Dixie

2024135 girls named Dixie

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