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Nicky

Pronounced N IH1 K IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1959
  • 108 years in use
  • 4 spellings
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How popular is Nicky?

Nicky is a boys' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 10,551 children — the 1,043rd most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 148 births across the past decade, against a peak of 354 in a single year. That peak was in 1959.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Nickey, Nikki, Nicki and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Nicky and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Nickey
  • Nikki
  • Nicki
  • Niki

Nicknames

Nicky is itself a short form of Nicholas.

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
N IH1 K IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Nicky

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Nicky

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Nicky?
Nicky ranks 1,043rd among boys' names in US records, with 10,551 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 148.
Is Nicky a unisex name?
No. Nicky is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nicky most popular?
1959, when 354 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Nicky spelled?
Nickey, Nikki, Nicki, Niki. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.