Dixie is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dixie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dixie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dixie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dixie is a girl name of English origin meaning “the American South, or tenth”. From a regional name for the southern United States.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 45,373 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 524 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 18 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 Dixie per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1938 (1,246/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (45/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (5/yr).
Dixie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1938, when it ranked #302 nationally (given to 1,246 babies that year).
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