—2024 rank
1960peak year
48,650babies named Nick since 1880
▼ 8%5-year trend
Nick popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Nick mean?
Short form of Nicholas, from Greek nike, 'victory', and laos, 'people'. Borne by Saint Nicholas, patron of children.
OriginGreek
Syllables1
Genderboy
Styleclassic, modern
Names like Nick
Same era, same vibe — if you like Nick, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Nicks
- Nick Jonas, singer
Spellings & variants
NikNicky
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