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Nixon

Nixon holds the #1060 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 206 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #650 in 2020 to #1060 today. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#482 nationally, 607 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1917. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#233 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1060
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#482
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
206
boys named Nixon

Nixon popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.027%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#482 in 2017
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Nixon is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: #332 (7 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)ID#332Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025OR—Nevada: #443 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NV#443Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025CT—California: #551 (55 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CA#551Utah: #233 (22 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)UT#233Colorado: #849 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#849Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025DE—Arizona: #720 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#720New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025NM—Kansas: #590 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#590Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025TN—North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025HI—Texas: #1169 (18 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1169Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Nixon in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#233), Idaho (#332), Nevada (#443)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Nixon in the most recent year of SSA data.

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