Given name & surname
Dixie
“woman from the South; the tenth-born child”
Dixie is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “woman from the South; the tenth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “woman from the South; the tenth-born child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dixie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45,373
- 752 boys · 44,621 girls
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 1,246 babies
- 2025
- 130
- #1,605 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 130 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,605 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,229 in 1938. In 2025, Ohio and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,363 as a first name in 2020; 489 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.
Dixie’s family of names
Dixie has a related form in Dixi. Dixie has a related form in Dixy. Dixie has a related form in Dixea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dixie
- Dixie CarterAmerican actress (1939–2010)
- Dixie D'AmelioAmerican influencer (born 2001)
- Dixie Bibb Gravessocial scientist and politician1882–1965
- Dixie LeeAmerican actress, dancer, and singer (1909–1952)
- Dixie EvansAmerican burlesque dancer (1926-2013)
- Dixie DunbarAmerican actress (1919-1991)
- Dixie WillisAustralian middle-distance runner and sprinterborn 1941
- Dixie Carterprofessional wrestling promoter and businesswomanborn 1964
- Dixie KidAmerican boxer (1883–1934)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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