Nick

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Variant of Nicholas (from Greek)

Boy's name · #1447 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Nick — on the books since 1880, #1447 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 50,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#175 in Switzerland (2025) · #260 in Austria (2025) · #356 in Netherlands (2025) · #405 in Sweden (2025) · #464 in Ecuador (2025) · #554 in Ireland (2025) · #1,868 in England & Wales (2025) · #713 in Canada (2024).

Famous Nicks

Nick Jonas — American singer, actor and musician
Nick Nolte — American actor (born 1941)
Nick Cave — Australian musician and singer
Nick Vujicic — Australian evangelist and motivational speaker
Nick Clegg — British politician and media executive (born 1967)

In stories & tradition

Nick Fury — Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. (comics)
Dr. Nick — The Simpsons (TV series)
Nearly Headless Nick — Harry Potter (novel series)

What Nicks become

Among 3,932 notable people named Nick:

Sports figures appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nick Heidfeld, German racing driver.

Similar names: Nico · Sidney · Neal · Lyle · Domenic · Guy

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