How Many People Are Named Nicky?
An estimated 7,596 people in the United States have the first name Nicky. It is used for both genders, with 79.1% male. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Nicky peaked in popularity in 1959 with 294 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicky 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 Nicky paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,596
About 1 in 45,123 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
79.1% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1959
294 births
Total Registered
9,435
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicky
Nicky is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (79.1%) and females (20.9%). Out of 9,435 total births registered, 7,466 were male and 1,969 were female.
Nicky as a male name
Ranked #5,367 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (284 births)
Nicky as a female name
Ranked #9,356 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (57 births)
Nicky: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicky span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,967 babies were registered. Nicky has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicky by Decade
How has Nicky 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.
Nicky by State
Birth registrations for Nicky span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Maryland, Kansas. On average, about 139 Nickys were registered per state.
Nicky + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicky as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicky
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicky: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicky?
We estimate approximately 7,596 people named Nicky 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 45,123 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicky a common name?
Nicky is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,435 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicky most popular?
Nicky reached peak popularity in 1959, when 294 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicky is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicky a male name?
Nicky is predominantly male. 79.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicky Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicky Smith, Nicky Johnson, Nicky 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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