Nixson
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S.
Meaning & Origin of Nixson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S.
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The Story of Nixson
The earliest SSA record of Nixson as a baby boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Nixson — #9,708 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Nixson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Nixson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 65 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nixson
Nixson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Nixson's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Nixson'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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