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How popular is the name Nick?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nicks are alive today.
Nick (male) is a shortened form of the name Nicholas. Although Nick itself was given to 14 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1798th as a registered name), most Nicks are registered as Nicholas, which ranked 214th in 2025 with 234 babies.
Most people called Nick are registered as Nicholas, and share that name's profile: the Nicholas you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Nicholases born in England and Wales are between 40 and 61, and there are at least 190,000 of them alive today. Only some Nicholases go by Nick.
How many babies are named Nick or Nicholas each year?
Combined registrations of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nick. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Nicholas rank as a registered name?
Where does Nick rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Nick short for Nicholas?
Yes - Nick is a shortened form of Nicholas. Nicks are usually registered as Nicholas at birth.
When was the name Nick most popular?
The full name Nicholas peaked in 1974, when around 5,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Nick itself peaked as a registered name in 2009, with 20 babies.
How many people are called Nick?
There's no official count of people who go by Nick, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 190,000 people registered as Nicholas born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Nick.
How old is the typical Nick?
Most people called Nick are registered as Nicholas. Most living Nicholases are between 40 and 61; the most common age is about 52.
Is Nick becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.