Dickey

DIH-kee /ˈdɪki/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dickey is a rare variant of Dick that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Dickey is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Dickey was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1948 (38 births).

About the name Dickey

PronunciationDIH-kee /ˈdɪki/
38peak births 1948
1922first in SSA data

Names similar to Dickey

How popular is Dickey?

Boys named Dickey
1922193019401950196019701978
Boys named Dickey per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1922–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dickey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19785—#6,062
19757—#4,447
19746—#4,777
197213—#2,706
19717—#4,081
19709—#3,347
196910—#2,913
196813—#2,356
196718—#1,867
19668—#3,048
196511—#2,510
196415—#2,136
19637—#3,403
196212—#2,415
196127—#1,556
196021—#1,782
195924—#1,635
195815—#2,116
195725—#1,593
195636—#1,286
195529—#1,428
195427—#1,470
195323—#1,602
195227—#1,466
195126—#1,468
195025—#1,475
194919—#1,716
194838—#1,164
194731—#1,322
194631—#1,266
194522—#1,421
194420—#1,540
194324—#1,437
194222—#1,505
194136—#1,095
194021—#1,485
193920—#1,502
193818—#1,629
193722—#1,458
193615—#1,821
193523—#1,430
193412—#2,161
193310—#2,408
193211—#2,358
193111—#2,359
19306—#3,682
192913—#2,234
192810—#2,706
192713—#2,321
19268—#3,202
192510—#2,797
19226—#3,962