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

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Peak · boys
1918 · 761 births
Debut · boys
40 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
50,457
since 1880

Nick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Nick has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #173, 1918boys
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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,443124
2024—#1,418130
2023—#1,328143
2022—#1,366137
2021—#1,378133
2020—#1,415122
2019—#1,303141
2018—#1,418123
2017—#1,245147
2016—#1,116175
2015—#1,210152
2014—#1,184157
2013—#1,075174
2012—#1,161157
2011—#1,159154
2010—#1,092176
2009—#998197
2008—#890236
2007—#887227
2006—#812251
2005—#811233
2004—#853208
2003—#852203
2002—#830201
2001—#826198
2000—#765217
1999—#777204
1998—#827179
1997—#922147
1996—#827173
1995—#725217
1994—#745197
1993—#704217
1992—#687226
1991—#721197
1990—#662232
1989—#630251
1988—#605241
1987—#549274
1986—#520292
1985—#550255
1984—#508278
1983—#519259
1982—#521267
1981#9,1106#487293
1980—#470317
1979—#411373
1978#8,5626#389402
1977—#379425
1976#9,2845#382405
1975—#370447
1974#7,6806#344504
1973—#320550
1972#8,2925#325553
1971#8,3245#330565
1970#7,9955#303666
1969#6,6176#297655
1968#7,0165#285665
1967—#276682
1966—#279685
1965#5,8176#281718
1964—#273798
1963—#261871
1962—#257896
1961—#256936
1960—#2421,098
1959—#2471,054
1958—#266848
1957—#282690
1956—#335493
1955—#338471
1954—#342430
1953—#340419
1952—#339420
1951—#323448
1950—#329422
1949—#326446
1948—#293547
1947—#264646
1946—#267565
1945—#265491
1944—#266498
1943—#252558
1942—#258520
1941—#273440
1940—#276409
1939—#272405
1938—#278400
1937#3,4347#275395
1936—#262421
1935#4,2045#255456
1934—#247465
1933—#231499
1932—#241490
1931—#231512
1930—#209630
1929#4,5705#216588
1928#4,7255#217604
1927—#216616
1926#3,8737#213642
1925#4,4266#203691
1924#3,6658#189747
1923#3,9717#198690
1922—#178790
1921#4,4646#182765
1920#4,9755#193699
1919#4,2516#187682
1918—#173761
1917#4,5945#177705
1916#4,4175#182656
1915—#177642
1914—#196425
1913—#211310
1912—#219248
1911—#220130
1910—#208124
1909—#24979
1908—#22784
1907—#23177
1906—#23767
1905—#27452
1904—#25457
1903—#27346
1902—#31737
1901—#27240
1900—#29749
1899—#33628
1898—#31637
1897—#28839
1896—#33831
1895—#34029
1894—#28538
1893—#38322
1892—#30337
1891—#25140
1890—#25245
1889—#28834
1888—#25248
1887—#30729
1886—#25147
1885—#26838
1884—#24748
1883—#27536
1882—#28835
1881—#25239
1880—#26740
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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #129 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 529 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedNHWashington: #183 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,345 boysWAIdaho: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,068 boysIDMontana: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,396 boysMNIllinois: #212 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,815 boysILWisconsin: #162 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,448 boysWIMichigan: #220 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,102 boysMINew York: #335 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 4,069 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedRIOregon: #244 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedSDIowa: #155 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,259 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,875 boysINOhio: #188 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,665 boysOHPennsylvania: #270 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,839 boysPANew Jersey: #233 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,453 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #219 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,455 boysCAUtah: #174 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,039 boysUTColorado: #152 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 870 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,113 boysNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,153 boysMOKentucky: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,864 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedDEArizona: #328 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,405 boysAZNew Mexico: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,805 boysNMKansas: #245 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,937 boysKSArkansas: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,011 boysARTennessee: #418 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,551 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,238 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #382 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,191 boysALGeorgia: #386 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,537 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Nick, so not publishedHITexas: #359 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,780 boysTXFlorida: #394 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,232 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#129 · 1 in 529
  2. Colorado#152 · 1 in 870
  3. Minnesota#152 · 1 in 1,396
  4. Nebraska#153 · 1 in 1,113
  5. Iowa#155 · 1 in 1,259

Best ever in a state: #4 in Alaska, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#12951 in 529
Colorado#152201 in 870
Minnesota#152221 in 1,396
Nebraska#153101 in 1,113
Iowa#155181 in 1,259
Wisconsin#162251 in 1,448
Utah#174101 in 1,039
Montana#17951 in 1,025
Washington#183191 in 1,345
Ohio#188541 in 1,665
Idaho#19151 in 1,068
Indiana#210241 in 1,875
Illinois#212511 in 1,815
California#2191141 in 1,455
Michigan#220371 in 2,102
New Jersey#233221 in 2,453
West Virginia#24051 in 2,701
Missouri#243171 in 2,153
Oregon#24471 in 2,112
Kansas#24581 in 1,937
Pennsylvania#270241 in 3,839
Oklahoma#27581 in 2,238
New Mexico#28251 in 1,805
Kentucky#32371 in 3,864
Arkansas#32751 in 3,011
Arizona#32861 in 2,405
New York#335371 in 4,069
Texas#359361 in 2,780
Alabama#38271 in 4,191
Georgia#38691 in 4,537
Florida#394111 in 4,232
Tennessee#41851 in 6,551
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Hawaii———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
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Mississippi———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Wyoming———

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.

See more about Nick
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s394#247 (1884)#270
1890s346#251 (1891)#309
1900s588#227 (1908)#263
1910s4,683#173 (1918)#195
1920s6,832#178 (1922)#201
1930s4,673#209 (1930)#250
1940s5,120#252 (1943)#274
1950s5,695#247 (1959)#314
1960s8,004#242 (1960)#271
1970s4,890#303 (1970)#355
1980s2,727#470 (1980)#536
1990s1,989#662 (1990)#760
2000s2,171#765 (2000)#852
2010s1,556#1,075 (2013)#1,196
2020s789#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 1967

boys
#276
682 births · 1 in 2,557 boys

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #276Nick682
More about 1967

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 2,557 of them was named Nick, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nick
  1. #273Jaime715
  2. #274Milton710
  3. #275Matt707
  4. #276Nick682
  5. #277Marshall675
  6. #278Rafael669
  7. #279Wendell666
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →