How Many People Are Named Nik?
people named Nik are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,635,334 people in the US has this name
Based on 217 babies named Nik in Social Security records from 1964 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of NIKOLAS, NIKOLAOS, NIKOLAJ or NIKOLA (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nik in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nik alive today is about 25 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nik first appears in the records in 1964 and was given most often in 2005, to 9 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1964 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nik has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,300, in 1972. In 2025 it ranked #10,377.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,377 |
| Best rank | #4,300 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,140 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nik alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nik were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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