How Many People Are Named Nik?
An estimated 205 people in the United States have the first name Nik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nik peaked in popularity in 2005 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nik 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 Nik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
205
About 1 in 1,671,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2005
9 births
Total Registered
211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nik
Nik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 211 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nik as a male name
Ranked #13,605 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (9 births)
Nik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nik span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 54 babies were registered. Nik has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nik by Decade
How has Nik 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.
Nik by State
Nik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nik
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nik?
We estimate approximately 205 people named Nik 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 1,671,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Nik a common name?
Nik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nik most popular?
Nik reached peak popularity in 2005, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nik is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nik a male name?
Nik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nik Smith, Nik Johnson, Nik 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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