Given name
Dixy
“woman from the South; the tenth-born child”
Dixy is a variant of Dixie. One English interpretation is “woman from the South; the tenth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dixy is a variant of Dixie. One English interpretation is “woman from the South; the tenth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dixy is a variant of Dixie. An origin associated with Dixie is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dixy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 5 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 girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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