Dixie
Girl name · #1605 in 2025 · Very rare
Dixie ranks #1605 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 130 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #933, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 13,846 girls born in 2025 was named Dixie.
Babies named Dixie per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Dixie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 15 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1938, when 1,229 girls were named Dixie — good for #167 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dixie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dixie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dixie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dixie is most common
State-level data for Dixie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dixie
Statistically, parents drawn to Dixie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Roxie, Addie, Ronnie, Dottie, and Janie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dixie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #1605 |
| 2024 | 135 | #1568 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1209 |
| 2022 | 207 | #1166 |
| 2021 | 237 | #1061 |
| 2020 | 229 | #1078 |
| 2019 | 259 | #997 |
| 2018 | 257 | #1009 |
| 2017 | 226 | #1114 |
| 2016 | 256 | #1034 |
| 2015 | 290 | #933 |
| 2014 | 345 | #808 |
| 2013 | 293 | #882 |
| 2012 | 313 | #852 |
| 2011 | 310 | #848 |
| 2010 | 282 | #919 |
| 2009 | 289 | #924 |
| 2008 | 278 | #962 |
| 2007 | 295 | #918 |
| 2006 | 148 | #1488 |
| 2005 | 151 | #1417 |
| 2004 | 116 | #1667 |
| 2003 | 136 | #1446 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1520 |
| 2001 | 148 | #1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dixie a popular girl name?
Dixie ranked #1605 among girls in 2025 with 130 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #933.
When was the name Dixie most popular?
Dixie peaked in 1938, when 1,229 American girls received the name (ranked #167 that year). Since 1938 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Dixie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 13,846 newborn American girls was named Dixie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.