How Many People Are Named Nike?
An estimated 303 people in the United States have the first name Nike. It is used for both genders, with 52.2% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Nike peaked in popularity in 1996 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nike 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 Nike paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
303
About 1 in 1,131,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1996
27 births
Total Registered
314
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nike
Nike is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.2%) and females (47.8%). Out of 314 total births registered, 164 were male and 150 were female.
Nike as a male name
Ranked #10,567 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (18 births)
Nike as a female name
Ranked #16,947 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (10 births)
Nike: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nike span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 90 babies were registered. While Nike is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nike by Decade
How has Nike 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.
Nike + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nike as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nike
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nike: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nike?
We estimate approximately 303 people named Nike 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 1,131,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Nike a common name?
Nike is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 314 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nike most popular?
Nike reached peak popularity in 1996, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nike is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nike a male name?
Nike is predominantly male. 52.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nike Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nike Smith, Nike Johnson, Nike 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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