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Unisex name

Nickey

/ˈnɪki/ · 17% girls, 83% boys · last recorded 2008

Nickey has been given to about 1,995 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɪki/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,580
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nickey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 60
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,995

How popular is Nickey?

Its best year was 1957, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 3438th. The typical living American called Nickey is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Nickey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rickey0.86
  2. Mickey0.86
  3. Vickey0.86
  4. Nicky0.72
  5. Riley0.68
  6. Kiley0.68
  7. Wiley0.68
  8. Miley0.68

Middle names for Nickey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nickey Anne0.81
  2. Nickey Catherine0.78
  3. Nickey Josephine0.78
  4. Nickey Rose0.77
  5. Nickey Marie0.77
  6. Nickey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Nickey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.77
  2. Rockybrother · 0.76
  3. Gwensister · 0.76
  4. Laurelsister · 0.76
  5. Rudybrother · 0.75
  6. Jaybrother · 0.72

Where Nickey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nickey Anderson0.77
    2. Nickey White0.72
    3. Nickey Moore0.72
    4. Nickey Hill0.72
    5. Nickey Hall0.72
    6. Nickey Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nickey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.