Nickie
The Story of Nickie
As a girl name
Nickie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 111 Nickies were born — ranking #1,045 that year. As of 2026, Nickie ranks #16,210 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Nickies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nickie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 44 Nickies were born — ranking #1,123 that year. As of 2026, Nickie ranks #11,354 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Nickies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nickie
Nickie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nickie's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,045. Use the chart and map above to compare Nickie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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