Dickie is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dickie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dickie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dickie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dickie is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “pet form of Richard, brave ruler”. A diminutive of Richard, from ric (ruler) and hard (brave).
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,719 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 Dickie per year, United States (1916 to 1993). United States peaked in 1947 (205/yr).
Dickie is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1947, when it ranked #1,045 nationally (given to 205 babies that year).
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