Is Dickey a boy or girl name?

Dickey is a boy’s name. Of the 918 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dickey

Recorded 1922–1978 · United States

Dickey was most popular in 1948, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,552 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 918 people named Dickey.

Dickey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dickey’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dickey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dickey is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 918 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dickey

Where Dickey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org