Dutch
From Middle Dutch duutsc meaning "popular" or "of the people".
Name Census estimates that about 1,306 living Americans carry the first name Dutch. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dutch today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dutch births was 2012 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dutch. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Dutch with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 262,446 Americans
Peak year
2012
55 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,562
Tracked since 1903
Census
Dutch in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,113 people with the first name Dutch, which placed it at #11,484 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,484
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,113 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dutch
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dutch is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.2%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dutch described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dutch at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.1% · 869
- Two or more races7.2% · 80
- Black or African American6.0% · 67
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 65
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 11
Popularity
Dutch: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dutch from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 443 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Dutch remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dutch by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dutch during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dutchs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Utah recorded the most babies named Dutch, while New York, Arizona, Idaho recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dutch
The name Dutch is believed to have originated from the Dutch language, which is spoken in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium. The name is thought to be derived from the word "Dietsch," which was an Old Germanic word meaning "belonging to the people."
In the early Middle Ages, the word "Dietsch" referred to the Germanic languages spoken in the Low Countries, including what is now known as Dutch. The name Dutch likely emerged as a way to identify individuals who spoke these languages or were associated with the culture of the Low Countries.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Dutch can be found in the 13th century, when it appeared in historical records as a personal name. However, it's important to note that the name was not widely used until later centuries.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Dutch. One of the most famous was Dutch Schultz, an American mobster and bootlegger who was born as Arthur Flegenheimer in 1901 and died in 1935.
Another notable person with the name Dutch was Dutch Rennert, an American baseball player who played for the Cincinnati Reds in the early 20th century. He was born in 1888 and died in 1962.
In the world of literature, Dutch Schultz was the pen name of the American novelist and screenwriter David Westheimer, who was born in 1927 and died in 2007.
Dutch Meyers was an American football player who played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in 1935 and died in 2019.
Dutch Van Kirk was an American aviator and test pilot who was born in 1920 and died in 2019. He was known for his work in the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft program.
While the name Dutch has Dutch linguistic roots, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and countries over the centuries. These examples illustrate the diverse individuals who have carried this name throughout history.
People
Dutch + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dutch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dutch: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dutch?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,306 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dutch going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 262,446 US residents.
Is Dutch a common name?
We classify Dutch as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,395 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dutch most popular?
The single biggest year for Dutch was 2012, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dutch is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dutch in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,113 people with the name Dutch, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,484 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dutch in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dutch?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dutch leans strongly male. 1,082 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 22 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dutch?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dutch is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.2%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dutch most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dutch in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.1% (869 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dutch in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dutch a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dutch in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dutch still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dutch in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dutch can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Dutch?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.