Holding steady.
Popularity of Dyke since 1923
Babies named Dyke per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1956, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Dyke's real moment was 1965.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 39 |
| 1950s | 100 |
| 1960s | 82 |
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Dyke is an exceedingly rare given name that has never entered the top 1,000 in the United States. Its first recorded use in Social Security data is 1923, and it saw its peak usage in 1965, though even then the number of births was very small. The name's trajectory has been stable over the decades, with only a handful of occurrences, and no births were recorded in recent years. The name originates from an English surname, which itself described someone living near a ditch or dike, but its adoption as a first name appears to be a modern phenomenon without strong ties to any particular culture. Given its rarity and potential for negative slang associations, it has remained an obscure choice.
Dyke as a given name derives from the English surname, which originally referred to someone who lived near a ditch or a dike. The surname has Old English roots, dating back to before the Norman Conquest, and was adopted as a first name in the modern era, particularly in the United States. Its use remains rare and is not tied to any particular cultural tradition.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Dike
Sibling names for Dyke
Names that share Dyke's style, for a brother or sister.
