Dick

Dick: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “brave ruler”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: DIK · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Dick is a traditional English diminutive of Richard. Richard comes from Germanic elements meaning 'power, rule' and 'brave, hardy'.

English names Names meaning brave Names meaning royalty Classic names Short names

How popular is Dick?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Dick in 20240

Peak year1934

Total US babies since 188029,321

Dick was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dick

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Richardbrave ruler · Germanic
Ricardobrave ruler · Spanish
Rickpowerful ruler · English
Rickeybrave ruler · English
Rikkibrave ruler · Germanic
Rickiepowerful ruler · Germanic
Rickipowerful ruler · Germanic
Williamresolute protector · Germanic

Dick questions

What does the name Dick mean?

Dick means "brave ruler". It comes from Germanic. Dick is a traditional English diminutive of Richard. Richard comes from Germanic elements meaning 'power, rule' and 'brave, hardy'.

Is Dick a boy or girl name?

Dick is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dick?

Dick was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1934.

How do you pronounce Dick?

Dick is usually pronounced DIK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.