Nix
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIKS
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Nix is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Nix mean?
English: short form of Nixon; also the name of a Germanic water spirit
In Germanic folklore a nix, or nixie, is a shape-shifting water spirit.
Is Nix a girl's or a boy's name?
Nix is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nix in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 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, 11 boys in the US were named Nix, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Nix in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nix in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
Names like Nix
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Felix King Fletcher Ford Coast Rhodes Hayes August Truce West Henry Royal
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nix: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nix, updated 20 October 2026.