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    The first name Nic

    A girl’s name.

    1 syllable Female

    Meaning and origin

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    Nic is a short form of

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    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Nic at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2015, 5 boys born in the United States were named Nic, the 13,476th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1977, when 10 were.

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    77
    babies named Nic since 1880
    #13,476
    rank in 2015
    1977
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Nic

    6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nicolas Cage
      American actor (born 1964)
    • Nic Pizzolatto
      American writer, born 1975
    • Nic Fink
      American swimmer, born 1993
    • Nic Balthazar
      Broadcast personality, film director (born 1964)
    • Nic Dowd
      American ice hockey player, born 1990
    • Nic Potter
      British musician and painter (1951–2013)

    Questions

    What does the name Nic mean?
    Clipping.
    When was Nic most popular?
    1977 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Nic, its highest rank at 3,769th.