Dixie is an American nickname for the Southern states of uncertain origin, usually explained through the Mason-Dixon Line or the ten-dollar "dix" notes once issued in New Orleans, so it is best understood as "from the South". As a girl's name it was popular in the 1930s and 1940s and has a sassy vintage charm. Dixie returned to the US top 1000 in 2007, peaked at number 808 in 2014 and has slipped to number 1605 in 2025.