Given name & surname
Dicky
“a powerful ruler”
In English use, Dicky is a diminutive of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Dicky is a diminutive of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Dicky is a diminutive of Richard. An origin associated with Richard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Dicky is a diminutive of Richard. The history of Richard gives this family its wider story. The Normans brought Richard to England, where it was borne by three kings. Richard I’s nickname Lionheart and his later appearance in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped give the name a lasting place in popular historical storytelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dicky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 975
- 975 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 518 as a first name in 2020; 140 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dicky’s family of names
In English usage, Dicky is a diminutive of Richard. In English usage, Dicky has a related form in Dickie. Dicky is an affectionate form of Richard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dicky
- Dicky DolmaIndian mountaineer and alpine skierborn 1974
- Dicky EklundAmerican former professional boxer, born 1957
- Dicky BondEnglish footballer (1883-1955)
- Dicky PalyamaDutch badminton playerborn 1978
- Dicky WellsAmerican jazz trombonist (1907–1985)
- Dicky YorkEnglish footballer (1899-1969)
- Dicky OwenWelsh rugby union player (1876-1932)
- Dicky DorsettEnglish footballer (1919-1999)
- Dicky GonzalezPuerto Rican baseball playerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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