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How popular is Nick?

The uncommon name Nick was the 1,415th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nick, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #173 in 1918.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1960 with 1,099 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nick was 22 in 1893.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nick occurred roughly during the years 1895-1900, 1901-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 1954-1959.

Where is the name Nick popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Nick's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Nick for their newborn has dropped.

The name Nick is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Nick (Girl)Nick (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 123 1,415
2017 < 5 -- 147 1,241
2016 < 5 -- 175 1,116
2015 < 5 -- 152 1,211
2014 < 5 -- 157 1,185
2013 < 5 -- 174 1,077
2012 < 5 -- 157 1,165
2011 < 5 -- 154 1,161
2010 < 5 -- 175 1,097
2009 < 5 -- 197 999
2008 < 5 -- 236 890
2007 < 5 -- 226 890
2006 < 5 -- 250 815
2005 < 5 -- 232 814
2004 < 5 -- 208 855
2003 < 5 -- 203 854
2002 < 5 -- 200 834
2001 < 5 -- 198 827
2000 < 5 -- 217 767
1999 < 5 -- 204 778
1998 < 5 -- 179 828
1997 < 5 -- 146 929
1996 < 5 -- 173 830
1995 < 5 -- 215 731
1994 < 5 -- 197 748
1993 < 5 -- 217 704
1992 < 5 -- 226 688
1991 < 5 -- 193 733
1990 < 5 -- 229 668
1989 < 5 -- 249 635
1988 < 5 -- 240 610
1987 < 5 -- 274 549
1986 < 5 -- 294 518
1985 < 5 -- 253 553
1984 < 5 -- 277 510
1983 < 5 -- 256 521
1982 < 5 -- 267 522
1981 6 9,974 293 488
1980 < 5 -- 317 472
1979 < 5 -- 373 411
1978 6 9,348 399 389
1977 < 5 -- 424 380
1976 5 10,362 407 382
1975 < 5 -- 447 370
1974 6 8,386 503 344
1973 < 5 -- 550 320
1972 5 9,171 553 325
1971 5 9,195 564 330
1970 5 8,903 666 304
1969 6 7,207 656 297
1968 5 7,826 666 285
1967 < 5 -- 682 276
1966 < 5 -- 685 279
1965 6 6,296 718 281
1964 < 5 -- 799 273
1963 < 5 -- 872 261
1962 < 5 -- 897 257
1961 < 5 -- 934 256
1960 < 5 -- 1,099 242
1959 < 5 -- 1,051 247
1958 < 5 -- 846 267
1957 < 5 -- 691 282
1956 < 5 -- 494 335
1955 < 5 -- 471 338
1954 < 5 -- 433 342
1953 < 5 -- 418 340
1952 < 5 -- 420 340
1951 < 5 -- 448 323
1950 < 5 -- 424 328
1949 < 5 -- 446 326
1948 < 5 -- 547 295
1947 < 5 -- 647 264
1946 < 5 -- 564 268
1945 < 5 -- 490 266
1944 < 5 -- 499 267
1943 < 5 -- 558 252
1942 < 5 -- 519 258
1941 < 5 -- 441 273
1940 < 5 -- 409 277
1939 < 5 -- 405 272
1938 < 5 -- 400 278
1937 7 3,707 395 275
1936 < 5 -- 421 262
1935 5 4,713 456 255
1934 < 5 -- 465 248
1933 < 5 -- 499 231
1932 < 5 -- 490 241
1931 < 5 -- 511 231
1930 < 5 -- 630 210
1929 5 5,090 589 216
1928 5 5,233 604 217
1927 < 5 -- 616 216
1926 7 4,193 642 212
1925 6 4,812 690 203
1924 8 3,906 747 189
1923 7 4,256 690 198
1922 < 5 -- 791 178
1921 6 4,933 765 183
1920 5 5,554 699 194
1919 6 4,650 682 188
1918 < 5 -- 761 173
1917 5 5,111 705 177
1916 5 4,953 656 182
1915 < 5 -- 642 177
1914 < 5 -- 425 196
1913 < 5 -- 310 211
1912 < 5 -- 248 219
1911 < 5 -- 130 220
1910 < 5 -- 124 209
1909 < 5 -- 79 251
1908 < 5 -- 84 228
1907 < 5 -- 77 232
1906 < 5 -- 67 239
1905 < 5 -- 52 275
1904 < 5 -- 57 255
1903 < 5 -- 46 275
1902 < 5 -- 37 324
1901 < 5 -- 40 274
1900 < 5 -- 49 300
1899 < 5 -- 28 342
1898 < 5 -- 37 319
1897 < 5 -- 39 296
1896 < 5 -- 31 350
1895 < 5 -- 29 344
1894 < 5 -- 38 287
1893 < 5 -- 22 389
1892 < 5 -- 37 308
1891 < 5 -- 40 255
1890 < 5 -- 45 253
1889 < 5 -- 34 292
1888 < 5 -- 48 255
1887 < 5 -- 29 309
1886 < 5 -- 47 251
1885 < 5 -- 38 272
1884 < 5 -- 48 250
1883 < 5 -- 36 277
1882 < 5 -- 35 293
1881 < 5 -- 39 255
1880 < 5 -- 40 269

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.