Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nick

#506 most common boys' name of all time · #1,090 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#506
Rank overall
#1,090 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
50,589
Since 2016
1,375
Peak year
1960 #242
Best rank
#173 1918
Girls Boys peak 1,098/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nick is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 124 124 #1,444
2024 130 130 #1,418
2023 143 143 #1,328
2022 137 137 #1,368
2021 133 133 #1,378
2020 122 122 #1,417
2019 141 141 #1,303
2018 123 123 #1,420
2017 147 147 #1,246
2016 175 175 #1,116
2015 152 152 #1,211
2014 157 157 #1,184
2013 174 174 #1,075
2012 157 157 #1,161
2011 154 154 #1,161
2010 176 176 #1,092
2009 197 197 #999
2008 236 236 #890
2007 227 227 #887
2006 251 251 #812
2005 233 233 #811
2004 208 208 #853
2003 203 203 #853
2002 201 201 #830
2001 198 198 #826
2000 217 217 #765
1999 204 204 #777
1998 179 179 #827
1997 147 147 #923
1996 173 173 #827
1995 217 217 #726
1994 197 197 #746
1993 217 217 #704
1992 226 226 #687
1991 197 197 #721
1990 232 232 #662
1989 251 251 #630
1988 241 241 #606
1987 274 274 #549
1986 292 292 #520
1985 255 255 #550
1984 278 278 #508
1983 259 259 #520
1982 267 267 #522
1981 6 293 299 #487
1980 317 317 #470
1979 373 373 #411
1978 6 402 408 #389
1977 425 425 #379
1976 5 405 410 #382
1975 447 447 #370
1974 6 504 510 #344
1973 550 550 #320
1972 5 553 558 #325
1971 5 565 570 #330
1970 5 666 671 #304
1969 6 655 661 #298
1968 5 665 670 #285
1967 682 682 #276
1966 685 685 #279
1965 6 718 724 #281
1964 798 798 #273
1963 871 871 #261
1962 896 896 #257
1961 936 936 #256
1960 1,098 1,098 #242
1959 1,054 1,054 #247
1958 848 848 #266
1957 690 690 #282
1956 493 493 #335
1955 471 471 #338
1954 430 430 #342
1953 419 419 #340
1952 420 420 #339
1951 448 448 #323
1950 422 422 #329
1949 446 446 #326
1948 547 547 #293
1947 646 646 #264
1946 565 565 #268
1945 491 491 #266
1944 498 498 #266
1943 558 558 #252
1942 520 520 #258
1941 440 440 #273
1940 409 409 #277
1939 405 405 #272
1938 400 400 #278
1937 7 395 402 #275
1936 421 421 #262
1935 5 456 461 #255
1934 465 465 #249
1933 499 499 #231
1932 490 490 #241
1931 512 512 #231
1930 630 630 #210
1929 5 588 593 #216
1928 5 604 609 #217
1927 616 616 #216
1926 7 642 649 #213
1925 6 691 697 #204
1924 8 747 755 #189
1923 7 690 697 #198
1922 790 790 #178
1921 6 765 771 #182
1920 5 699 704 #193
1919 6 682 688 #188
1918 761 761 #173
1917 5 705 710 #177
1916 5 656 661 #182
1915 642 642 #177
1914 425 425 #196
1913 310 310 #211
1912 248 248 #219
1911 130 130 #220
1910 124 124 #209
1909 79 79 #251
1908 84 84 #229
1907 77 77 #232
1906 67 67 #238
1905 52 52 #275
1904 57 57 #255
1903 46 46 #276
1902 37 37 #321
1901 40 40 #273
1900 49 49 #297
1899 28 28 #337
1898 37 37 #318
1897 39 39 #291
1896 31 31 #341
1895 29 29 #342
1894 38 38 #287
1893 22 22 #384
1892 37 37 #303
1891 40 40 #255
1890 45 45 #252
1889 34 34 #289
1888 48 48 #254
1887 29 29 #307
1886 47 47 #251
1885 38 38 #271
1884 48 48 #249
1883 36 36 #276
1882 35 35 #289
1881 39 39 #254
1880 40 40 #269