Nik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Nik is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Nik mean?
Greek: spelling of Nick; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Nick. More on Wiktionary.
Is Nik a girl's or a boy's name?
Nik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nik in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Nik, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nik in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. 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 Nik or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Nick 14
- Nik 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Nik in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Nik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Nik, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2005, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Nik in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 131 boys in the US were given Nik or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,266, up from #9,710 for this spelling alone.
- Nick 124
- Nik 7
Nik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
Nicknames for Nik
- Nicky 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Advik Aarav Dhruv Adhvik Veer Aarvik Shiv Manvik Aadvik Naksh Krish Avi
Other spellings of Nik
Names related to Nik
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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, “Nik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nik, updated 20 October 2026.