How Many People Are Named Nick?
people named Nick are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,732 people in the US has this name
Based on 50,589 babies named Nick in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,098 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of NICHOLAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nick (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nick alive today is about 51 years old, and 42% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 37 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nick first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 1,098 babies. In 2025, 124 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nick has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #173, in 1918. In 2025 it ranked #1,447.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,447 |
| Best rank | #173 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #275 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nick alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nick were born in California than in any other state: about 4,355 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nick was given 5.2 times as often in Alaska, 2.5 times in New Mexico and 1.9 times in California.
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