Nick

“Variant of Nicholas — The people's victory” — Greek, via Latin and Old French origin

Boy's name · #1447 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Nick — on the books since 1880, #1447 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 50,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 3,100 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nicks

Nick Jonas — American singer, actor and musician
Nick Nolte — American actor (born 1941)
Nick Cave — Australian musician and singer
Nick Vujicic — Australian evangelist and motivational speaker
Nick Clegg — British politician and media executive (born 1967)

In stories & tradition

Nick Fury — Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos · Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Dr. Nick — The Simpsons
Nearly Headless Nick — Harry Potter

What Nicks become

Among 3,932 notable people named Nick:

Sports figures appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nick Heidfeld, German racing driver.

Similar names: Nico · Sidney · Neal · Lyle · Domenic · Guy

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