Is Nixon a boy or girl name?
Nixon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 275 boys were named Nixon, so 3.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.4% of the 7,508 US babies named Nixon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #873
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,828
- Babies named Nixon since 1917
- 7,508
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 638 babies
Boys and girls named Nixon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 174 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 627 | 38 | 5.7% |
| 2010s | 4,462 | 218 | 4.7% |
| 2020s | 1,687 | 75 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 275 | #873 | 9 | #10,828 |
| 2023 | 263 | #884 | 18 | #6,594 |
| 2022 | 354 | #732 | 14 | #7,927 |
| 2021 | 384 | #693 | 17 | #6,899 |
| 2020 | 411 | #650 | 17 | #6,845 |
| 2019 | 471 | #589 | 35 | #4,132 |
| 2018 | 572 | #502 | 25 | #5,287 |
| 2017 | 607 | #482 | 31 | #4,554 |
| 2016 | 570 | #519 | 26 | #5,242 |
| 2015 | 560 | #513 | 20 | #6,400 |
| 2014 | 470 | #587 | 22 | #5,939 |
| 2013 | 433 | #588 | 18 | #6,948 |
| 2012 | 365 | #653 | 12 | #9,559 |
| 2011 | 226 | #900 | 16 | #7,697 |
| 2010 | 188 | #1,035 | 13 | #9,105 |
| 2009 | 154 | #1,180 | 15 | #8,348 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,421 | 7 | #14,975 |
| 2007 | 78 | #1,857 | 8 | #13,587 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,850 | 8 | #13,289 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,878 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,810 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,109 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,264 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,887 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,855 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,169 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,517 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,827 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,958 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,680 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,717 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,753 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,582 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,102 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,386 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,876 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,321 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,979 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,646 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,015 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,061 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,174 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,720 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,616 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nixon reached #482 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #4,132 in 2019. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.