Dixie

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A few things about Dixie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dixie

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

Choose Dixie and your child shares a first name with Dixie Carter, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dixie, like who?” Dixie Carter's Wikipedia article is available in 63 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 12,361 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dixie, 130 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dixie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDixie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Dixies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1938, when it ranked #167. Today it's #1,605, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendDixie has slipped 527 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,605. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDixie is most popular in Oklahoma, where it ranks #546, followed by Louisiana (#677) and Utah (#704). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.

About the name Dixie

Dixie is a girl name of English and French origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-xie”. US birth records list Dixie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked #167 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,605, with 130 babies.

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