Dixie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from Dixie, the American South”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- DIK-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Dixie is a place-name based given name referring to the U.S. South. As a personal name, it is modern and geographic rather than ancient in origin.
How popular is Dixie?
Babies named Dixie in 2024135
2024 rank#1,565 girls
Peak year1938
Total US babies since 188045,241
Dixie is steady now but far below its 1938 peak.
Names like Dixie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Dixie questions
What does the name Dixie mean?
Dixie means "from Dixie, the American South". It comes from American (modern coinage). Dixie is a place-name based given name referring to the U.S. South. As a personal name, it is modern and geographic rather than ancient in origin.
Is Dixie a boy or girl name?
Dixie is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dixie?
135 US babies were named Dixie in 2024. Its peak year was 1938.
How do you pronounce Dixie?
Dixie is usually pronounced DIK-see.
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.