Nik
#11,271 most common boys' name of all time · #28,777 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1964–2025
Rank among boys
#11,271
Rank overall
#28,777 of 105,966
First appeared
1964
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
217
Since 2016
40
Peak year
2005 #7,829
Best rank
#4,291 1972
Girls
Boys
peak 9/yr
Nik first appears in 1964. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,902 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,651 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,952 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,361 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,496 |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,919 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,937 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,977 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,612 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,844 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,279 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,497 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,106 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,168 |
| 2005 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,829 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,872 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,682 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,628 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,096 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,983 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,689 |
| 1990 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,699 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,348 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,456 |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,097 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,716 |
| 1981 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,857 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,734 |
| 1977 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,886 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,314 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,650 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,545 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,291 |
| 1964 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,584 |