Nick
Boy · NIK · Greek
Nick is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 1,443rd for boys in the US (124 babies).
What does Nick mean?
Greek: short form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
Short form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, borne by Saint Nicholas of Myra, the original Santa Claus.
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- NIK
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Is Nick a girl's or a boy's name?
Nick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 124 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nick in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Nick, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nick in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Nick or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
- Nick 14
- Nik 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Nick in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Nick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,443among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 124about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 124 boys in the US were named Nick, making it the 1,443rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,415th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 1,098 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Nick than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Nick in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 131 boys in the US were given Nick or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,266, up from #1,443 for this spelling alone.
- Nick 124
- Nik 7
Nick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #1,443 |
| 2024 | 130 | #1,418 |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,328 |
| 2022 | 137 | #1,366 |
| 2021 | 133 | #1,378 |
| 2020 | 122 | #1,415 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,303 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,418 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,245 |
| 2016 | 175 | #1,116 |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,210 |
| 2014 | 157 | #1,184 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,075 |
| 2012 | 157 | #1,161 |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,159 |
| 2010 | 176 | #1,092 |
| 2009 | 197 | #998 |
| 2008 | 236 | #890 |
| 2007 | 227 | #887 |
| 2006 | 251 | #812 |
| 2005 | 233 | #811 |
| 2004 | 208 | #852 |
| 2003 | 203 | #851 |
| 2002 | 201 | #829 |
| 2001 | 198 | #825 |
| 2000 | 217 | #764 |
| 1999 | 204 | #775 |
| 1998 | 179 | #826 |
| 1997 | 147 | #920 |
| 1996 | 173 | #825 |
| 1995 | 217 | #722 |
| 1994 | 197 | #744 |
| 1993 | 217 | #703 |
| 1992 | 226 | #685 |
| 1991 | 197 | #717 |
| 1990 | 232 | #660 |
| 1989 | 251 | #627 |
| 1988 | 241 | #605 |
| 1987 | 274 | #549 |
| 1986 | 292 | #520 |
| 1985 | 255 | #550 |
| 1984 | 278 | #508 |
| 1983 | 259 | #519 |
| 1982 | 267 | #521 |
| 1981 | 293 | #487 |
| 1980 | 317 | #470 |
| 1979 | 373 | #411 |
| 1978 | 402 | #389 |
| 1977 | 425 | #379 |
| 1976 | 405 | #382 |
| 1975 | 447 | #370 |
| 1974 | 504 | #344 |
| 1973 | 550 | #320 |
| 1972 | 553 | #325 |
| 1971 | 565 | #330 |
| 1970 | 666 | #303 |
| 1969 | 655 | #297 |
| 1968 | 665 | #285 |
| 1967 | 682 | #276 |
| 1966 | 685 | #279 |
| 1965 | 718 | #281 |
| 1964 | 798 | #273 |
| 1963 | 871 | #261 |
| 1962 | 896 | #257 |
| 1961 | 936 | #256 |
| 1960 | 1,098 | #242 |
| 1959 | 1,054 | #247 |
| 1958 | 848 | #266 |
| 1957 | 690 | #282 |
| 1956 | 493 | #335 |
| 1955 | 471 | #337 |
| 1954 | 430 | #341 |
| 1953 | 419 | #339 |
| 1952 | 420 | #338 |
| 1951 | 448 | #323 |
| 1950 | 422 | #329 |
| 1949 | 446 | #326 |
| 1948 | 547 | #293 |
| 1947 | 646 | #264 |
| 1946 | 565 | #267 |
| 1945 | 491 | #265 |
| 1944 | 498 | #266 |
| 1943 | 558 | #252 |
| 1942 | 520 | #258 |
| 1941 | 440 | #273 |
| 1940 | 409 | #276 |
| 1939 | 405 | #272 |
| 1938 | 400 | #278 |
| 1937 | 395 | #275 |
| 1936 | 421 | #262 |
| 1935 | 456 | #255 |
| 1934 | 465 | #247 |
| 1933 | 499 | #231 |
| 1932 | 490 | #241 |
| 1931 | 512 | #231 |
| 1930 | 630 | #209 |
| 1929 | 588 | #216 |
| 1928 | 604 | #217 |
| 1927 | 616 | #216 |
| 1926 | 642 | #213 |
| 1925 | 691 | #203 |
| 1924 | 747 | #189 |
| 1923 | 690 | #198 |
| 1922 | 790 | #178 |
| 1921 | 765 | #182 |
| 1920 | 699 | #193 |
| 1919 | 682 | #187 |
| 1918 | 761 | #173 |
| 1917 | 705 | #177 |
| 1916 | 656 | #182 |
| 1915 | 642 | #177 |
| 1914 | 425 | #196 |
| 1913 | 310 | #211 |
| 1912 | 248 | #219 |
| 1911 | 130 | #220 |
| 1910 | 124 | #208 |
| 1909 | 79 | #249 |
| 1908 | 84 | #227 |
| 1907 | 77 | #231 |
| 1906 | 67 | #237 |
| 1905 | 52 | #274 |
| 1904 | 57 | #254 |
| 1903 | 46 | #273 |
| 1902 | 37 | #317 |
| 1901 | 40 | #272 |
| 1900 | 49 | #297 |
| 1899 | 28 | #336 |
| 1898 | 37 | #316 |
| 1897 | 39 | #288 |
| 1896 | 31 | #338 |
| 1895 | 29 | #340 |
| 1894 | 38 | #285 |
| 1893 | 22 | #383 |
| 1892 | 37 | #303 |
| 1891 | 40 | #251 |
| 1890 | 45 | #252 |
| 1889 | 34 | #288 |
| 1888 | 48 | #252 |
| 1887 | 29 | #307 |
| 1886 | 47 | #251 |
| 1885 | 38 | #268 |
| 1884 | 48 | #247 |
| 1883 | 36 | #275 |
| 1882 | 35 | #288 |
| 1881 | 39 | #252 |
| 1880 | 40 | #267 |
Nicknames for Nick
- Nicky 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Nick
Nik
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