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The baby name Dickson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɪksən/ (DICK-sən).

Dickson is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪksən/ (DICK-sən)

What is the meaning of the name Dickson ?

The baby name Dickson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɪksən/ (DICK-sən).

Dickson is English in Origin.

Dickson is an English and Scottish patronymic surname-turned-given name meaning “son of Dick,” with Dick a medieval diminutive of Richard. Richard derives from the Germanic elements ric “power, rule” and hard “brave, hardy,” so Dickson carries the sense of “son of the powerful/brave ruler.” The name arose in the Middle Ages when the -son suffix marked descent from a father’s personal name.

As a family name, Dickson is found across northern England and Lowland Scotland and spread through migration to Ireland and the wider English‑speaking world. It saw occasional use as a first name in the 19th and 20th centuries, following the surname-as-given-name trend, and still appears in Britain, North America, and parts of West and East Africa. Variants include Dixon (most common), Dixson, and Dikson; related patronymics include Richardson. Diminutives are rare, though Dick may occur informally.

Dickson has the following similar or variant Names

Dickson – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
BW Boys 0 #133 17 4,685
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
GH Boys 0 #146 309 8,138
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HK Boys 0 #172 809 12,905
MO Boys 0 #176 48 5,842
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
NG 0 #199 67 5,926
GH 0 #201 43 5,396
NA Boys 0 #215 21 6,830
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
HK 0 #227 130 8,483
TW Boys 0 #230 12 7,111
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
SG 0 #240 30 11,010
AO Boys 0 #244 6 5,568
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
NG Boys 0 #261 1,847 16,906
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
MY 0 #280 51 12,352
Canada Boys 1994 #288 7 1,673
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CN Boys 0 #305 15 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
GH Girls 0 #329 9 6,973
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Boys 0 #371 13 11,440
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
ZA 0 #435 13 14,421
CM Boys 0 #442 109 12,054
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
SG Boys 0 #462 242 17,960
CO 0 #471 10 7,768
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
LY 0 #515 21 12,703
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
MY Boys 0 #531 708 25,439
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
BO Boys 0 #559 34 9,244
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
NG Girls 0 #563 235 15,093
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
ZA Boys 0 #597 756 25,619
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
CL Boys 0 #640 26 13,390
HK Girls 0 #645 6 16,104
QA Boys 0 #663 45 18,093
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
BR Boys 0 #712 40 12,213
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
CO Boys 0 #764 158 15,656
PE Boys 0 #806 73 14,506
OM Boys 0 #852 30 17,948
United States Boys 2023 #894 5 7,053
Spain Boys 0 #909 22 5,610
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
IN Boys 0 #990 12 16,750
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,036 57 22,615
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,116 26 25,928
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,379 93 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,565 50 28,008

Dickson is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Canada
AE
AO

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People also ask about Dickson

Dickson is predominantly a boy's name.
Dickson is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdɪksən/ (DICK-sən).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dixon, Dikson, Dixson, Dickenson and Dickinson.
Yes — Dickson ranked #288 in Canada in 1994, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Dickson ranks highest in Canada (#288 in 1994).
Dickson's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #868 in 2013 to #894 in 2023 in United States.