Gender
Origin
- English
- Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicky
Pronunciation
n(ic)-ky
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #471, 282 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #1883, 57 births); most recent 2024 (rank #8922, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | – |
| 2024 | 18 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20 | 6 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 | 5 |
| 2017 | 17 | 12 |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 |
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 1997 (rank #493, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #2135, 10 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5761, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
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 1993 (rank #1033, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2399, 12 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
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 2005 (rank #403, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #634, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
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 1988 (rank #129, 24 births); most recent 2019 (rank #701, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #511, 4 births); most recent 1990 (rank #615, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 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