Dixie
Dixie was the 1605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 167th with 1,229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 671 places. More babies were named Dixie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Dixie, the American South · American English
Say it DIK-see /ˈdɪksi/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,605 girls, down 526 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 130girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19381,229 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,373babies recorded
What does the name Dixie mean?
Dixie is a nickname for the Southern United States, first recorded in 1859, and was then used as a girls' name. The origin of the word Dixie is not known. Two common explanations are the Mason–Dixon line, the boundary between North and South, and "dixies", a name for Louisiana ten-dollar notes printed with French dix, "ten". Dixie was most popular as a name in the 1930s.
Dixie (American English, “the Southern US (origin unknown)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The origin of the word Dixie itself is unknown; the given name comes from the place-nickname.
Related names: Dix.
See also: American names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dixie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Dixie (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Dixie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 752 since 1886.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,605 | 130 |
| 2020 | #1,079 | 229 |
| 2010 | #921 | 282 |
| 2000 | #1,559 | 114 |
| 1990 | #1,489 | 105 |
| 1980 | #889 | 172 |
| 1970 | #845 | 160 |
| 1960 | #457 | 457 |
| 1950 | #295 | 687 |
| 1940 | #171 | 1,170 |
| 1930 | #291 | 512 |
| 1920 | #364 | 326 |
| 1910 | #429 | 86 |
| 1900 | #458 | 54 |
| 1890 | #397 | 41 |
| 1880 | #437 | 15 |
How popular is Dixie, counting every spelling?
Dixie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,458 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,605 for Dixie on its own. Together these spellings went to 130 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie | 130 | #1,605 | 906 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dixie?
130 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dixie (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dixie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dixie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dixie?
About 24,800 people born in the US named Dixie are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 32 and 79. That makes Dixie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dixie by state
How common Dixie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.4×), Kentucky (3.9×), Utah (3.5×), Tennessee (2.8×), Missouri (2.8×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dixie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dixie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Dixie · Sibling names for Dixie
Questions about the name Dixie
What does Dixie mean?
Dixie is usually explained as “from Dixie, the American South”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Dixie?
Dixie was the 1605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 167th with 1,229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 671 places. More babies were named Dixie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Dixie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dixie in the US.
Where is Dixie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dixie was most common in Oklahoma (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Utah.