Nick has been given to about 50,589 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1960, when 1,098 babies were given the name, ranking 242nd. The typical living American called Nick is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.