# Nicky (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nicky/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɪki/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Nikky |
| US babies named this | 9,442 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7,475 / 1,967 (21% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 459, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Diminutives + -y.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | 9,099 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,905 |
| 2012 | 18 | 7,076 |
| 2013 | 33 | 4,401 |
| 2014 | 26 | 5,270 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9,966 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9,271 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9,190 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17,463 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13,408 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8,801 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,766 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,391 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,905 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9,393 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 10,447 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6,554 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,933 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5,913 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,396 |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,711 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5,449 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,593 |
| 2019 | 13 | 6,676 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6,531 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4,730 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6,062 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10,487 |
| 2024 | 18 | 5,381 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,456 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7 | 2,152 |
| 1998 | 9 | 1,823 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2,783 |
| 2002 | 8 | 2,105 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3,099 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2,530 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2,137 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2,721 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19 | 1,265 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1,801 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1,617 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Nicky

- Nicky Butt, English footballer
- Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (1981-2017)
- Nicky Hilton, American socialite (born 1983)
- Nicky Shorey, English association football player
- Nicky Katt, American-Mexican actor (1970–2025)
- Nicky Whelan, Australian actress and model
- Nicky Hunt, English footballer (born 1983)
- Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
- Nicky Weaver, English footballer (born 1979)
- Nicky Degrendele, Belgian bicycle racer
- Nicky Salapu, American Samoan footballer (born 1980)
- Nicky Grist, British rally co- driver

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.