Is Nickie a boy or girl name?
Nickie was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 68.7% of the 4,596 US babies named Nickie were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nickie since 1914
- 4,596
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 138 babies
Boys and girls named Nickie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 6 | 35.3% |
| 1920s | 88 | 42 | 32.3% |
| 1930s | 133 | 75 | 36.1% |
| 1940s | 306 | 316 | 50.8% |
| 1950s | 304 | 401 | 56.9% |
| 1960s | 248 | 456 | 64.8% |
| 1970s | 216 | 823 | 79.2% |
| 1980s | 80 | 707 | 89.8% |
| 1990s | 41 | 245 | 85.7% |
| 2000s | 11 | 73 | 86.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,114 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,903 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,652 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,578 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,562 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,407 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,666 | 8 | #12,430 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,082 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,904 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,226 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,959 | 12 | #8,408 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,125 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,996 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,877 | 16 | #6,085 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,982 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,561 | 21 | #4,802 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,522 | 30 | #3,674 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,374 | 20 | #4,939 |
| 1992 | 9 | #6,000 | 31 | #3,559 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,955 | 34 | #3,271 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,724 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,844 | 44 | #2,597 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,998 | 46 | #2,397 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,120 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,195 | 65 | #1,782 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,285 | 88 | #1,437 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,398 | 78 | #1,484 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,760 | 95 | #1,291 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,170 | 77 | #1,548 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,059 | 74 | #1,587 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,057 | 88 | #1,415 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,982 | 104 | #1,243 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,757 | 63 | #1,682 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,531 | 53 | #1,894 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,976 | 84 | #1,305 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,338 | 70 | #1,472 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,333 | 82 | #1,309 |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,482 | 104 | #1,097 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,955 | 111 | #1,047 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,731 | 81 | #1,333 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,919 | 71 | #1,451 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,757 | 61 | #1,526 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,633 | 54 | #1,571 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,334 | 37 | #1,938 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,867 | 39 | #1,849 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,657 | 43 | #1,733 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,881 | 43 | #1,796 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,819 | 42 | #1,807 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,575 | 35 | #1,977 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,456 | 57 | #1,492 |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,455 | 45 | #1,689 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,314 | 37 | #1,843 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,244 | 40 | #1,720 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,000 | 36 | #1,833 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,559 | 36 | #1,786 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,598 | 44 | #1,550 |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,132 | 46 | #1,497 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,350 | 39 | #1,579 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,369 | 42 | #1,500 |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,367 | 38 | #1,549 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,487 | 43 | #1,402 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,337 | 41 | #1,446 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,313 | 39 | #1,489 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,227 | 43 | #1,434 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,109 | 49 | #1,237 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,197 | 28 | #1,567 |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,322 | 38 | #1,304 |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,099 | 25 | #1,744 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,574 | 21 | #1,904 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,324 | 16 | #2,163 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,325 | 16 | #2,075 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,939 | 6 | #4,124 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,510 | 6 | #4,208 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,063 | 12 | #2,538 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,813 | 11 | #2,687 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,491 | 6 | #4,096 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,584 | 11 | #2,786 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,978 | 15 | #2,178 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,261 | 8 | #3,570 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,167 | 9 | #3,318 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,789 | 6 | #4,572 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,378 | 6 | #4,671 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,060 | 8 | #3,932 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,202 | 13 | #2,775 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,452 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,614 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,458 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nickie reached #1,099 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #1,047 in 1972. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nickie
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.