Nick
Last seen for girls in 1981 at #9,110 · #1,443 for boys in 2025, 124 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 761 births
- Debut · boys
- 40 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 50,457since 1880
Nick over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Nick has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,443 | 124 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,418 | 130 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,328 | 143 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,366 | 137 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,378 | 133 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,415 | 122 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,303 | 141 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,418 | 123 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,245 | 147 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,116 | 175 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,210 | 152 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,184 | 157 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,075 | 174 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,161 | 157 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,159 | 154 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,092 | 176 | |
| 2009 | — | #998 | 197 | |
| 2008 | — | #890 | 236 | |
| 2007 | — | #887 | 227 | |
| 2006 | — | #812 | 251 | |
| 2005 | — | #811 | 233 | |
| 2004 | — | #853 | 208 | |
| 2003 | — | #852 | 203 | |
| 2002 | — | #830 | 201 | |
| 2001 | — | #826 | 198 | |
| 2000 | — | #765 | 217 | |
| 1999 | — | #777 | 204 | |
| 1998 | — | #827 | 179 | |
| 1997 | — | #922 | 147 | |
| 1996 | — | #827 | 173 | |
| 1995 | — | #725 | 217 | |
| 1994 | — | #745 | 197 | |
| 1993 | — | #704 | 217 | |
| 1992 | — | #687 | 226 | |
| 1991 | — | #721 | 197 | |
| 1990 | — | #662 | 232 | |
| 1989 | — | #630 | 251 | |
| 1988 | — | #605 | 241 | |
| 1987 | — | #549 | 274 | |
| 1986 | — | #520 | 292 | |
| 1985 | — | #550 | 255 | |
| 1984 | — | #508 | 278 | |
| 1983 | — | #519 | 259 | |
| 1982 | — | #521 | 267 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #487 | 293 |
| 1980 | — | #470 | 317 | |
| 1979 | — | #411 | 373 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #389 | 402 |
| 1977 | — | #379 | 425 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #382 | 405 |
| 1975 | — | #370 | 447 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #344 | 504 |
| 1973 | — | #320 | 550 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #325 | 553 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #330 | 565 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #303 | 666 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #297 | 655 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #285 | 665 |
| 1967 | — | #276 | 682 | |
| 1966 | — | #279 | 685 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #281 | 718 |
| 1964 | — | #273 | 798 | |
| 1963 | — | #261 | 871 | |
| 1962 | — | #257 | 896 | |
| 1961 | — | #256 | 936 | |
| 1960 | — | #242 | 1,098 | |
| 1959 | — | #247 | 1,054 | |
| 1958 | — | #266 | 848 | |
| 1957 | — | #282 | 690 | |
| 1956 | — | #335 | 493 | |
| 1955 | — | #338 | 471 | |
| 1954 | — | #342 | 430 | |
| 1953 | — | #340 | 419 | |
| 1952 | — | #339 | 420 | |
| 1951 | — | #323 | 448 | |
| 1950 | — | #329 | 422 | |
| 1949 | — | #326 | 446 | |
| 1948 | — | #293 | 547 | |
| 1947 | — | #264 | 646 | |
| 1946 | — | #267 | 565 | |
| 1945 | — | #265 | 491 | |
| 1944 | — | #266 | 498 | |
| 1943 | — | #252 | 558 | |
| 1942 | — | #258 | 520 | |
| 1941 | — | #273 | 440 | |
| 1940 | — | #276 | 409 | |
| 1939 | — | #272 | 405 | |
| 1938 | — | #278 | 400 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #275 | 395 |
| 1936 | — | #262 | 421 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #255 | 456 |
| 1934 | — | #247 | 465 | |
| 1933 | — | #231 | 499 | |
| 1932 | — | #241 | 490 | |
| 1931 | — | #231 | 512 | |
| 1930 | — | #209 | 630 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #216 | 588 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #217 | 604 |
| 1927 | — | #216 | 616 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #213 | 642 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #203 | 691 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #189 | 747 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #198 | 690 |
| 1922 | — | #178 | 790 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #182 | 765 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #193 | 699 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #187 | 682 |
| 1918 | — | #173 | 761 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #177 | 705 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #182 | 656 |
| 1915 | — | #177 | 642 | |
| 1914 | — | #196 | 425 | |
| 1913 | — | #211 | 310 | |
| 1912 | — | #219 | 248 | |
| 1911 | — | #220 | 130 | |
| 1910 | — | #208 | 124 | |
| 1909 | — | #249 | 79 | |
| 1908 | — | #227 | 84 | |
| 1907 | — | #231 | 77 | |
| 1906 | — | #237 | 67 | |
| 1905 | — | #274 | 52 | |
| 1904 | — | #254 | 57 | |
| 1903 | — | #273 | 46 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #272 | 40 | |
| 1900 | — | #297 | 49 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #316 | 37 | |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #340 | 29 | |
| 1894 | — | #285 | 38 | |
| 1893 | — | #383 | 22 | |
| 1892 | — | #303 | 37 | |
| 1891 | — | #251 | 40 | |
| 1890 | — | #252 | 45 | |
| 1889 | — | #288 | 34 | |
| 1888 | — | #252 | 48 | |
| 1887 | — | #307 | 29 | |
| 1886 | — | #251 | 47 | |
| 1885 | — | #268 | 38 | |
| 1884 | — | #247 | 48 | |
| 1883 | — | #275 | 36 | |
| 1882 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1881 | — | #252 | 39 | |
| 1880 | — | #267 | 40 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nick was already there! It came in at #267, and was given to 40 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893, when fewer than 23 boys a year got the name.
Where Nick is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#99 · 1 in 453
- North Dakota#197 · 1 in 1,485
- New Mexico#210 · 1 in 1,215
- West Virginia#211 · 1 in 1,961
- Wisconsin#213 · 1 in 3,051
Best ever in a state: #4 in Alaska, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #99 | 7 | 1 in 453 |
| North Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,485 |
| New Mexico | #210 | 10 | 1 in 1,215 |
| West Virginia | #211 | 11 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Wisconsin | #213 | 15 | 1 in 3,051 |
| Washington | #214 | 15 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Idaho | #215 | 5 | 1 in 1,450 |
| New Jersey | #226 | 20 | 1 in 2,947 |
| California | #238 | 79 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Utah | #240 | 7 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Iowa | #241 | 10 | 1 in 3,069 |
| Oregon | #241 | 7 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Michigan | #248 | 32 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Pennsylvania | #258 | 30 | 1 in 4,103 |
| Illinois | #264 | 35 | 1 in 3,209 |
| Ohio | #273 | 29 | 1 in 3,989 |
| Indiana | #280 | 14 | 1 in 3,949 |
| Minnesota | #294 | 7 | 1 in 5,711 |
| Colorado | #313 | 6 | 1 in 3,396 |
| New York | #316 | 38 | 1 in 4,639 |
| Arizona | #317 | 5 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Maryland | #323 | 6 | 1 in 5,261 |
| Kansas | #330 | 5 | 1 in 4,954 |
| Missouri | #375 | 8 | 1 in 6,017 |
| Florida | #437 | 7 | 1 in 6,742 |
| Texas | #466 | 23 | 1 in 5,386 |
| Georgia | #536 | 5 | 1 in 10,033 |
| North Carolina | #560 | 5 | 1 in 11,099 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 25 spots since 2024 (#1,418 → #1,443)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#1,415 → #1,443)
- 233 spots since 2015 (#1,210 → #1,443)
- Biggest jump: 98 spots in 1894 (#383 → #285)
- Biggest drop: 108 spots in 2009 (#890 → #998)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #173 (761 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 61 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 130 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1880–2009
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,313
- Highest: 1 in 1,313 boys born in 1917 were named Nick (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,775 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #173 in 1918, was only 1 in 1,332 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 15.9% of all boys named Nick (8,004) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 394 | #247 (1884) | #270 |
| 1890s | 346 | #251 (1891) | #309 |
| 1900s | 588 | #227 (1908) | #263 |
| 1910s | 4,683 | #173 (1918) | #195 |
| 1920s | 6,832 | #178 (1922) | #201 |
| 1930s | 4,673 | #209 (1930) | #250 |
| 1940s | 5,120 | #252 (1943) | #274 |
| 1950s | 5,695 | #247 (1959) | #314 |
| 1960s | 8,004 | #242 (1960) | #271 |
| 1970s | 4,890 | #303 (1970) | #355 |
| 1980s | 2,727 | #470 (1980) | #536 |
| 1990s | 1,989 | #662 (1990) | #760 |
| 2000s | 2,171 | #765 (2000) | #852 |
| 2010s | 1,556 | #1,075 (2013) | #1,196 |
| 2020s | 789 | #1,328 (2023) | #1,391 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nick in 1956
boys
#335
493 births · 1 in 4,291 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,291 of them was named Nick, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nick
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.