Is Nick a boy or girl name?
Nick is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 130 boys were named Nick, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 50,460 US babies named Nick were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,418
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nick since 1880
- 50,460
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 1,099 babies
Boys and girls named Nick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 394 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 346 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 588 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,683 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 6,832 | 49 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 4,673 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 5,120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5,695 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 8,003 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 4,890 | 32 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 2,728 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,987 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,171 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,556 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 662 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 130 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 142 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 133 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 175 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 157 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 157 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 176 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 197 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 236 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 227 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 251 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 233 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 208 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 203 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 201 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 198 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 217 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 204 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 179 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 147 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 173 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 217 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 197 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 217 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 226 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 196 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 231 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 251 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 241 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 274 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 292 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 255 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 278 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 259 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 267 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 293 | #489 | 6 | #9,978 |
| 1980 | 318 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 373 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 401 | #389 | 6 | #9,352 |
| 1977 | 426 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 405 | #382 | 5 | #10,368 |
| 1975 | 447 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 504 | #344 | 6 | #8,389 |
| 1973 | 550 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 553 | #325 | 5 | #9,173 |
| 1971 | 565 | #330 | 5 | #9,201 |
| 1970 | 666 | #304 | 5 | #8,904 |
| 1969 | 655 | #298 | 6 | #7,212 |
| 1968 | 665 | #285 | 5 | #7,830 |
| 1967 | 682 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 685 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 717 | #281 | 6 | #6,302 |
| 1964 | 798 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 871 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 896 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 935 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,099 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,054 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 848 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 690 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 493 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 471 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 431 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 418 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 420 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 448 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 422 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 446 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 547 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 646 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 565 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 491 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 498 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 558 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 520 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 440 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 409 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 405 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 400 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 395 | #275 | 7 | #3,707 |
| 1936 | 421 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 456 | #255 | 5 | #4,713 |
| 1934 | 465 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 499 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 490 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 512 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 630 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 588 | #216 | 5 | #5,093 |
| 1928 | 604 | #217 | 5 | #5,236 |
| 1927 | 616 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 642 | #213 | 7 | #4,192 |
| 1925 | 691 | #203 | 6 | #4,812 |
| 1924 | 747 | #189 | 8 | #3,906 |
| 1923 | 690 | #198 | 7 | #4,256 |
| 1922 | 790 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 765 | #183 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1920 | 699 | #194 | 5 | #5,554 |
| 1919 | 682 | #188 | 6 | #4,650 |
| 1918 | 761 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 705 | #177 | 5 | #5,110 |
| 1916 | 656 | #182 | 5 | #4,952 |
| 1915 | 642 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 425 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 310 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 248 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 130 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 124 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 79 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 84 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 77 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 67 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 52 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 57 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 46 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 40 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 49 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 37 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 39 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 29 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 38 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 22 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 37 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 40 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 45 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 34 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 48 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 29 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 47 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 38 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 48 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 36 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 35 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 39 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 40 | #269 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nick reached #173 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #3,707 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nick
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.