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Dixie

Girl

Meaning of Dixie: American: 'the South'

Dixie is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1555th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1555

130 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

45,373

First recorded 1880 · peak 1938

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 143 babies1982: 125 babies1983: 151 babies1984: 113 babies1985: 103 babies1986: 75 babies1987: 91 babies1988: 79 babies1989: 131 babies1990: 105 babies19901991: 120 babies1992: 100 babies1993: 117 babies1994: 95 babies1995: 89 babies1996: 108 babies1997: 81 babies1998: 81 babies1999: 99 babies2000: 114 babies20002001: 148 babies2002: 124 babies2003: 136 babies2004: 116 babies2005: 151 babies2006: 148 babies2007: 295 babies2008: 278 babies2009: 289 babies2010: 282 babies20102011: 310 babies2012: 313 babies2013: 293 babies2014: 345 babies2015: 290 babies2016: 256 babies2017: 226 babies2018: 257 babies2019: 259 babies2020: 229 babies20202021: 237 babies2022: 207 babies2023: 197 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 130 babies
US babies named Dixie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 345.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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