Nike
Mostly boys · NY-kee · Greek
Nike is a name of Greek origin, meaning “victory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nike mean?
Greek: Greek nike 'victory'
“victory”
In Greek myth Nike is the winged goddess of victory, the source of the sportswear brand's name.
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- NY-kee
Is Nike a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nike has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Nike in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Nike in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nike in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
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