Hicks — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hicks

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Hicks between 1913 and 1952, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hicks currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hicks performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hicks shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hicks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.