Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nick

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nick
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

1,099

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

88.2%

2024

130

All-time

50,328

Nick has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 1,099 boys were named Nick.

In 2024, only 130 boys were given the name.

Down 88.2% from its peak.

All told, about 50,328 Americans have been named Nick and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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