Nicky
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Nicky is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Nicky mean?
Greek: pet form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
St Nicholas of Myra, a 4th-century bishop, is the original of Santa Claus.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nicky a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicky is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicky in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Nicky, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 45 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nicky in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2014, 25% of the babies named Nicky in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Nicky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 45 | #476 |
| 1996 | 30 | #601 |
How popular is Nicky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Nicky, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 1959, with 284 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Nicky in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1937, 18% of the babies named Nicky in the US were girls. By 2014 it was 63%, with more girls than boys since 2012.
Nicky in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,633 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,567 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,610 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,213 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,095 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,205 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,019 |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,062 |
| 1980 | 90 | #945 |
| 1979 | 95 | #895 |
| 1978 | 116 | #786 |
| 1977 | 127 | #758 |
| 1976 | 123 | #748 |
| 1975 | 127 | #736 |
| 1974 | 142 | #686 |
| 1973 | 150 | #648 |
| 1972 | 128 | #707 |
| 1971 | 143 | #692 |
| 1970 | 143 | #692 |
| 1969 | 139 | #670 |
| 1968 | 143 | #634 |
| 1967 | 152 | #608 |
| 1966 | 133 | #642 |
| 1965 | 165 | #593 |
| 1964 | 168 | #606 |
| 1963 | 191 | #569 |
| 1962 | 198 | #561 |
| 1961 | 220 | #537 |
| 1960 | 257 | #493 |
| 1959 | 284 | #471 |
| 1958 | 207 | #533 |
| 1957 | 156 | #614 |
| 1956 | 150 | #621 |
| 1955 | 121 | #662 |
| 1954 | 163 | #577 |
| 1953 | 154 | #578 |
| 1952 | 151 | #567 |
| 1951 | 146 | #565 |
| 1950 | 107 | #671 |
| 1949 | 123 | #612 |
| 1948 | 99 | #677 |
| 1947 | 119 | #631 |
| 1946 | 111 | #611 |
| 1945 | 79 | #676 |
| 1944 | 93 | #639 |
| 1943 | 103 | #623 |
| 1942 | 79 | #722 |
| 1941 | 64 | #778 |
| 1940 | 64 | #770 |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,275 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,028 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,494 |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,548 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,458 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,731 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,270 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,192 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Nicknames for Nicky
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nicky
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Billy, Toby, Bobby, Michael, Tommy, Timothy, Patrick, Daniel, Jason, David, Danny, Anthony
Names related to Nicky
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nicky: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicky, updated 20 October 2026.