Dyke

Boy · recorded 1923–1977

  • 1977last recorded
  • 1965best year

Most popular in 1965.

Last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dyke.

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Its story

Popularity since 1923

04719231937195019641977

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 30 recorded years as a table
Dyke, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19235
19436
19444
19464
19473
19483
19494
19503
19516
19526
19534
19544
19554
19567
19576
19587
19593
19607
19616
19626
19643
19657
19664
19675
19683
19693
19703
19725
19764
19773

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dyke isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1977
5
Rank in 1977
#5,845
How rare
1 in 328,644 boys
Since 1923
250

Dyke was last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1965, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dyke doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.