# Dixon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dixon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪksən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dickson |
| US babies named this | 3,084 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,079 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 30, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Dick + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 16,946 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59 | 2,210 |
| 2012 | 54 | 2,364 |
| 2013 | 62 | 2,145 |
| 2014 | 75 | 1,928 |
| 2015 | 70 | 2,039 |
| 2016 | 75 | 1,943 |
| 2017 | 60 | 2,221 |
| 2018 | 58 | 2,310 |
| 2019 | 54 | 2,468 |
| 2020 | 66 | 2,120 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3,670 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,067 |
| 2023 | 43 | 2,910 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2,678 |
| 2025 | 38 | 3,145 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 2,857 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |

## People named Dixon

- Richard Dixon Oldham, British geologist (1858–1936)
- Dixon Denham, British explorer
- Dixon Hall Lewis, American politician (1802-1848)
- Dixon Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer
- Donald O'Connor, American dancer, singer, and actor (1925-2003)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.