Is Dickson a boy or girl name?

Dickson is a boy’s name. Of the 610 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dickson

Recorded 1914–2023 · United States

Dickson was most popular in 1961, when 15 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,065 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 610 people named Dickson.

Dickson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dickson’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dickson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dickson is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 610 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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