Nike

Where Nike comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nike.

  • Vowel-ended
Nike through the years
  1. 1989
    First appearance
    #7,905 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1996
    Peak, #3,678
    18 babies named Nike, the most in any year.
  3. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,618.
  4. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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