How Many People Are Named Nickey?
An estimated 1,539 people in the United States have the first name Nickey. It is used for both genders, with 83.4% male. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Nickey peaked in popularity in 1957 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nickey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nickey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,539
About 1 in 222,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.4% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1957
60 births
Total Registered
1,995
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nickey
Nickey is predominantly male (83.4%), though 332 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nickey as a male name
Ranked #12,128 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 1959 (52 births)
Nickey as a female name
Ranked #15,073 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1985 (20 births)
Nickey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nickey span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 452 babies were registered. Nickey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nickey by Decade
How has Nickey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nickey by State
Birth registrations for Nickey span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Indiana. On average, about 28 Nickeys were registered per state.
Nickey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nickey
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nickey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickey?
We estimate approximately 1,539 people named Nickey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 222,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Nickey a common name?
Nickey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,995 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nickey most popular?
Nickey reached peak popularity in 1957, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nickey is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nickey a male name?
Nickey is predominantly male. 83.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nickey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nickey Smith, Nickey Johnson, Nickey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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