Nick
Boy nameNick has been given to 50,589 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1960.
Meaning & origin /nɪk/
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
50,589
Peak year
1960 (1,098 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -18%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Nick
Nick Nolte
American actor (born 1941)
Nick Cave
Australian musician and singer
Nick Clegg
British politician and media executive (born 1967)
Nick Heidfeld
German racing driver
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nick.
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