NameTides

Nick

Nick was the #1,443 boys' name in the US in 2025 (124 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #837 in Canada.

Nick as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nick as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Nick as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,443 (124)#1,798 (14)—#509 (6)#837 (31)
2024#1,418 (130)#1,758 (14)——#697 (38)
2023#1,328 (143)#1,610 (15)——#665 (39)
2022#1,366 (137)#1,420 (18)——#685 (38)
2021#1,378 (133)#1,329 (19)#720 (3)—#650 (42)
2020#1,415 (122)#2,960 (6)—#741 (3)#659 (39)
2019#1,303 (141)#1,439 (17)——#722 (34)
2018#1,418 (123)#1,533 (16)——#732 (34)
2017#1,245 (147)#1,339 (19)——#908 (25)
2016#1,116 (175)#1,498 (17)—#491 (6)#713 (36)
2015#1,210 (152)#1,586 (15)——#690 (37)
2014#1,184 (157)#1,421 (17)——#833 (28)
2013#1,075 (174)#1,617 (14)—#711 (3)#784 (30)
2012#1,161 (157)#1,430 (17)—#718 (3)#686 (35)
2011#1,159 (154)#1,522 (15)——#722 (32)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1917 at #177.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nick is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nick by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,011CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Nick (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Nick (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NickCanadaBoys#83731
NickEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
NickIrelandBoys#5096
NickNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NickScotlandBoys—too few
NickUSGirls—too few
NickUSBoys#1,443124