Nikan
#13,506 most common boys' name of all time · #34,780 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2008–2025
Rank among boys
#13,506
Rank overall
#34,780 of 105,966
First appeared
2008
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
145
Since 2016
107
Peak year
2020 #5,940
Best rank
#5,940 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Nikan first appears in 2008. 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 | — | 15 | 15 | #6,077 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,626 |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,630 |
| 2022 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,663 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,487 |
| 2020 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,940 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 2018 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,503 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,537 |
| 2016 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,089 |
| 2015 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,439 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,765 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,556 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,749 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,854 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #12,508 |