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Nick

Nick holds the #1443 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 124 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1918 (#173 nationally, 761 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#809 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1443
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#173
in 1918 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
124
boys named Nick

Nick popularity, 1880–2025

0.021%0.041%0.062%0.082%18801900192019401960198020002020#173 in 1918
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1918

Where Nick is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MI—New York: #950 (13 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#950Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1022 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NJ#1022Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025CT—California: #1011 (21 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1011Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025DE—Arizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Nick in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: #1191 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1191
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#809), Washington (#898), New York (#950)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Nick in the most recent year of SSA data.

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