Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1905

Dillie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Dillie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1905
18 babies
All-time total
537
#11,330 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Dillie popularity over time

537 babies have been named Dillie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1881Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 78 8 – #640
1890s 101 10 +29% #836
1900s 72 7 -29% #882
1910s 98 10 +36% #1,228
1920s 101 10 +3% #2,338
1930s 51 5 -50% #2,919
1940s 36 4 -29% #3,281
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The story of Dillie

Dillie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 537 American babies have been named Dillie. Its peak came in 1905, when 18 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1900s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dillie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Dillie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1940 8 #3,281
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1930 6 #4,152
1925 10 #3,170
1920 12 #2,767
1915 7 #3,514
1910 14 #1,228
1905 18 #882
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1895 12 #945
1890 11 #836
1885 6 #949
1880 7 #690

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dillie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Dillie in 2025?

Dillie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Dillie?

537 babies have been named Dillie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dillie most popular?

Dillie peaked in 1905, when 18 newborns received the name.

Is Dillie a boy or girl name?

Dillie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dillie rising or falling?

Dillie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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