Nickie
Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 68.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 111 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,158since 1917
Nickie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | — | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | — | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | — | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,677 | 21 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 43 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,572 | 44 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #2,369 | 46 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #2,098 | 52 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,770 | 65 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #1,429 | 88 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #1,475 | 78 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #1,283 | 95 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #1,531 | 77 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #1,580 | 74 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #1,408 | 88 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #1,238 | 104 | #2,897 | 15 |
| 1978 | #1,669 | 63 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #1,297 | 84 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | #2,288 | 19 |
| 1974 | #1,300 | 82 | #2,277 | 18 |
| 1973 | #1,095 | 104 | #1,464 | 34 |
| 1972 | #1,045 | 111 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1971 | #1,322 | 81 | #1,705 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,444 | 71 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #1,517 | 61 | #1,728 | 23 |
| 1968 | #1,559 | 54 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #1,921 | 37 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #1,625 | 23 |
| 1964 | #1,781 | 43 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #1,787 | 42 | #1,792 | 20 |
| 1962 | #1,947 | 35 | #1,546 | 26 |
| 1961 | #1,481 | 57 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #1,434 | 31 |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | #1,302 | 36 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | #1,237 | 39 |
| 1957 | #1,808 | 36 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #1,760 | 36 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #1,537 | 44 | #1,572 | 24 |
| 1954 | #1,481 | 46 | #1,122 | 44 |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | #1,331 | 32 |
| 1952 | #1,487 | 42 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 | #1,344 | 30 |
| 1950 | #1,396 | 43 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #1,437 | 41 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #1,229 | 49 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1944 | #1,293 | 38 | #1,311 | 26 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #1,088 | 39 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #1,311 | 26 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #1,476 | 21 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #1,927 | 15 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
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| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Nickie! It came in at #4,083, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1923, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Nickie is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Indiana#687 · 1 in 8,222
- Ohio#1,022 · 1 in 16,734
- Texas#1,207 · 1 in 14,836
- California#1,846 · 1 in 29,680
Best ever in a state: #387 in Arkansas, 1985.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #687 | 5 | 1 in 8,222 |
| Ohio | #1,022 | 5 | 1 in 16,734 |
| Texas | #1,207 | 7 | 1 in 14,836 |
| California | #1,846 | 5 | 1 in 29,680 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Nickie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2016
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1972 at #1,045 (111 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 13,705 girls born in 1972 were named Nickie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 354,404 girls born in 2016 (0.00%)
- 26.1% of all girls named Nickie (823) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1945, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,083 (1917) | #4,083 |
| 1920s | 42 | #2,661 (1924) | #3,589 |
| 1930s | 75 | #2,105 (1931) | #3,062 |
| 1940s | 316 | #1,229 (1946) | #1,608 |
| 1950s | 401 | #1,396 (1950) | #1,609 |
| 1960s | 456 | #1,481 (1961) | #1,721 |
| 1970s | 823 | #1,045 (1972) | #1,375 |
| 1980s | 707 | #1,283 (1983) | #1,752 |
| 1990s | 245 | #2,695 (1990) | #4,586 |
| 2000s | 73 | #6,956 (2001) | #12,591 |
| 2010s | 14 | #11,181 (2011) | #13,698 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nickie in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 20,541 of them was named Nickie, which outranked 86.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,314Laureen82
- #1,314Tiffaney82
- #1,314Trudi82
- #1,322Nickie81
- #1,322Billi81
- #1,322Cami81
- #1,322Clarice81
- #1,336Anika80
- #1,336Billiejo80
- #1,336Chana80
Tied with 13 names at #1,322; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 65,498 of them was named Nickie, which outranked 69.8% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,668Terri28
- #1,668Tonya28
- #1,668Yuri28
- #1,705Nickie27
- #1,705Alfie27
- #1,705Alvie27
- #1,705Arnaldo27
- #1,745Alessandro26
- #1,745Anson26
- #1,745Arlan26
Tied with 39 names at #1,705; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.