Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Victorious People
- English
Syllables
1
Themes
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nick
Pronunciation
n(i)-ck
Famous People
Actor Nick Nolte
More about the name
Nick is a masculine given name. It is commonly used as a short form (diminutive, hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas and similar: Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai, etc.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #242, 1,099 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1443, 124 births)
- Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #3666, 8 births); most recent 1981 (rank #9098, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | – |
| 2024 | 130 | – |
| 2023 | 142 | – |
| 2022 | 136 | – |
| 2021 | 133 | – |
| 2020 | 121 | – |
| 2019 | 141 | – |
| 2018 | 123 | – |
| 2017 | 147 | – |
| 2016 | 175 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1218, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #1035, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #549, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #720, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #215, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence