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    The first name Dickey

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈdɪki/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.

    Dickey is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Dickey at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1978, 5 boys born in the United States were named Dickey, the 6,062nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 38 were.

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    918
    babies named Dickey since 1880
    #6,062
    rank in 1978
    1948
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Dickey

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dickey Simpkins
      American basketball player (born 1972)
    • Dickey Lee
      American pop/country singer and songwriter, born 1936

    Questions

    What does the name Dickey mean?
    From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.
    Is Dickey a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 918 US babies named Dickey since 1880 were boys.
    When was Dickey most popular?
    1948 in the United States, when 38 babies were named Dickey, its highest rank at 1,164th.
    How do you pronounce Dickey?
    Dickey is /ˈdɪki/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Dickey?
    Dickie and Dicky.
    Is Dickey also a surname?
    Yes. Dickey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.