Boys' name · peaked in 1917
Nick name popularity since 1925
40,845 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nick. Half of them were born in 1961 or earlier, so the typical Nick is about 65 years old in 2026. Nick peaked in 1917 as the #177 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,845
- Named Nick, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1917
- #177 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,447 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 90 girls · 40,755 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.40× its national share
Peak year is the year Nick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nick births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1960. Measured as a share of all babies, Nick peaked earlier, in 1917.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Nick became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 4,740 baby boys to 1 in 2,030.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 3,870 to 1 in 6,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 23 | 3,141 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 4,673 | #255 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5,120 | #266 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,695 | #338 |
| 1960s | 17 | 8,004 | #281 |
| 1970s | 32 | 4,890 | #370 |
| 1980s | 6 | 2,727 | #551 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,989 | #726 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,171 | #813 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,556 | #1,214 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 789 | #1,447 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.6% of babies named Nick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Nick is most popular
The index compares Nick's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.40× | 480 |
| Illinois | 1.90× | 3,355 |
| Colorado | 1.65× | 737 |
| Ohio | 1.65× | 2,760 |
| California | 1.52× | 5,844 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nick (1917).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data