Is Nicky a boy or girl name?
Nicky is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 18 boys were named Nicky, so 37.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 20.9% of the 9,435 US babies named Nicky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,367
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,356
- Babies named Nicky since 1917
- 9,435
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 294 babies
Boys and girls named Nicky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 116 | 28 | 19.4% |
| 1930s | 263 | 20 | 7.1% |
| 1940s | 934 | 148 | 13.7% |
| 1950s | 1,639 | 185 | 10.1% |
| 1960s | 1,766 | 201 | 10.2% |
| 1970s | 1,294 | 405 | 23.8% |
| 1980s | 579 | 397 | 40.7% |
| 1990s | 390 | 224 | 36.5% |
| 2000s | 273 | 165 | 37.7% |
| 2010s | 134 | 146 | 52.1% |
| 2020s | 73 | 50 | 40.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,367 | 11 | #9,356 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,477 | 8 | #11,889 |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,060 | 13 | #8,383 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,882 | 6 | #14,758 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,527 | 12 | #8,792 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,674 | 7 | #13,402 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,590 | 5 | #17,457 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,447 | 12 | #9,188 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,708 | 12 | #9,268 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,396 | 11 | #9,965 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,912 | 26 | #5,270 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,933 | 33 | #4,401 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,553 | 18 | #7,073 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,446 | 9 | #11,904 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,974 | 13 | #9,098 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,699 | 17 | #7,594 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,708 | 12 | #9,921 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,764 | 21 | #6,492 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,137 | 20 | #6,538 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,430 | 21 | #5,948 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,198 | 19 | #6,433 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,811 | 13 | #8,350 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,424 | 21 | #5,620 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,588 | 6 | #14,820 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,200 | 15 | #7,054 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,917 | 14 | #7,127 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,689 | 9 | #9,879 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,730 | 20 | #5,163 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,130 | 19 | #5,225 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,284 | 23 | #4,462 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,602 | 24 | #4,342 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,655 | 26 | #4,070 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,829 | 29 | #3,753 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,587 | 27 | #3,903 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,802 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,336 | 30 | #3,457 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,636 | 27 | #3,551 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,628 | 31 | #3,076 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,780 | 56 | #1,968 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,223 | 39 | #2,528 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,106 | 44 | #2,257 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,213 | 38 | #2,463 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,021 | 46 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,065 | 29 | #3,040 |
| 1980 | 90 | #952 | 57 | #1,901 |
| 1979 | 95 | #898 | 48 | #2,105 |
| 1978 | 116 | #788 | 31 | #2,725 |
| 1977 | 127 | #759 | 29 | #2,819 |
| 1976 | 123 | #751 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1975 | 127 | #737 | 38 | #2,221 |
| 1974 | 142 | #690 | 34 | #2,331 |
| 1973 | 150 | #652 | 53 | #1,702 |
| 1972 | 128 | #712 | 50 | #1,760 |
| 1971 | 143 | #695 | 45 | #1,926 |
| 1970 | 143 | #693 | 37 | #2,191 |
| 1969 | 139 | #671 | 24 | #2,749 |
| 1968 | 143 | #635 | 22 | #2,767 |
| 1967 | 152 | #610 | 29 | #2,255 |
| 1966 | 133 | #643 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1965 | 165 | #593 | 20 | #2,802 |
| 1964 | 168 | #606 | 16 | #3,342 |
| 1963 | 191 | #571 | 18 | #3,039 |
| 1962 | 198 | #562 | 17 | #3,124 |
| 1961 | 220 | #538 | 20 | #2,811 |
| 1960 | 257 | #493 | 22 | #2,628 |
| 1959 | 284 | #471 | 10 | #4,226 |
| 1958 | 207 | #535 | 26 | #2,241 |
| 1957 | 156 | #617 | 28 | #2,104 |
| 1956 | 150 | #622 | 21 | #2,512 |
| 1955 | 121 | #667 | 21 | #2,450 |
| 1954 | 163 | #579 | 15 | #2,979 |
| 1953 | 154 | #580 | 16 | #2,784 |
| 1952 | 151 | #568 | 17 | #2,646 |
| 1951 | 146 | #568 | 18 | #2,451 |
| 1950 | 107 | #672 | 13 | #3,006 |
| 1949 | 123 | #614 | 12 | #3,126 |
| 1948 | 99 | #679 | 15 | #2,672 |
| 1947 | 119 | #631 | 16 | #2,605 |
| 1946 | 111 | #611 | 19 | #2,207 |
| 1945 | 79 | #682 | 14 | #2,421 |
| 1944 | 93 | #641 | 17 | #2,174 |
| 1943 | 103 | #625 | 18 | #2,130 |
| 1942 | 79 | #727 | 17 | #2,180 |
| 1941 | 64 | #784 | 8 | #3,479 |
| 1940 | 64 | #778 | 12 | #2,535 |
| 1939 | 47 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,301 | 7 | #3,740 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,305 | 6 | #4,138 |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,571 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,354 | 7 | #4,070 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,081 | 10 | #3,225 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,282 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,184 | 6 | #4,884 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,396 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicky reached #471 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #1,702 in 1973. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicky
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.