Boy name#638 of boy names
Dick
Pronounced D IH1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1934
- 126 years in use
How popular is Dick?
Dick is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 29,321 children — the 638th most common boys' name on record.
It has left circulation; 2005 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1934, when 1,131 children were given it.
Nicknames
Dick is itself a short form of Richard.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D IH1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Dick
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Dick
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Dick?
- Dick ranks 638th among boys' names in US records, with 29,321 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 17.
- Is Dick a unisex name?
- No. Dick is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Dick most popular?
- 1934, when 1,131 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2005.