Dick is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dick means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dick across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dick has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dick is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave ruler”. A medieval pet form of Richard.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29,321 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dick per year, United States (1880 to 2005). United States peaked in 1934 (1,131/yr).
Dick has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1934, when it ranked #308 nationally (given to 1,131 babies that year).
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