Nick
Pronounced N IH1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1960
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Nick?
Nick is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 50,809 children — the 483rd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 30% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1960, when 1,099 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Nik and Nic — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Nick and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Nik
- Nic
Nicknames
Nick is itself a short form of Nicholas.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- N IH1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Nick
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Nick
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Nick?
- Nick ranks 483rd among boys' names in US records, with 50,809 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,446.
- Is Nick a unisex name?
- No. Nick is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Nick most popular?
- 1960, when 1,099 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Nick spelled?
- Nik, Nic. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.