Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Dixie
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1938
Peak era
1938
Peak births
1,229
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Dixie
How many people are named Dixie?
An estimated 19,516 living Americans are named Dixie.
How rare is Dixie?
Dixie is uncommon among babies today, with 130 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 89.4% from its 1938 peak.
How old is the typical Dixie?
The median age of a living American named Dixie is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 74 years old.
Is Dixie still popular?
Not especially. Dixie has been declining since its 1938 peak and registered 130 births in 2025.
Where is Dixie most common?
Dixie has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 7.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19382025
Peak year
1938
Decline from peak
89.4%
2025
130
All-time
44,621
Where it lives now
Dixie is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 7.2× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Dixie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.