Nicky
Nicky was the 9456th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 471st with 284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,060 places. More babies were named Nicky in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,456 boys, down 2,925 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- 36% girls, 64% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,442babies recorded
Nicky popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #9,456 | — | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,801 | #6,531 | 12 | 13 |
| 2010 | #9,099 | #4,976 | 13 | 19 |
| 2000 | #7,054 | #3,200 | 15 | 27 |
| 1990 | #3,337 | #1,802 | 33 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,901 | #953 | 57 | 90 |
| 1970 | #2,191 | #693 | 37 | 143 |
| 1960 | #2,628 | #493 | 22 | 257 |
| 1950 | #3,006 | #672 | 13 | 107 |
| 1940 | #2,535 | #778 | 12 | 64 |
| 1930 | — | #2,562 | — | 11 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Nicky, counting every spelling?
Nicky has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nicky?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nicky (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nicky born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nicky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nicky?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Nicky are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 46 and 67. That makes Nicky a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nicky by state
How common Nicky was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nicky: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nicky, they share its era and feel.
Nicky is also a nickname for Nicholas, Nicole and Nick.
Questions about the name Nicky
How popular is the name Nicky?
Nicky was the 9456th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 471st with 284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,060 places. More babies were named Nicky in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Nicky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 36% girls, 64% boys given the name Nicky in the US.
Where is Nicky most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nicky was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).