Dicky
Dicky is an Indonesian surname name and also given name or a nickname, often of Richard, sometimes of William.
Meaning & Origin of Dicky
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dicky is an Indonesian surname name and also given name or a nickname, often of Richard, sometimes of William.
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The Story of Dicky
Dicky first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 37 Dickys were born — ranking #1,190 that year. As of 2026, Dicky ranks #6,250 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 975 Dickys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dicky
Dicky is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 975 births in the dataset. Dicky's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Dicky's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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