Girls' name · since 1893
Nicey
Nicey has 93 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1903 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 93 recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicey has been recorded 93 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1978.
- #27,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicey ranks #27,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicey's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicey's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1903 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1978
- Peak year (1903)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Nicey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Nicey's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nicey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
15 births
- 1900s
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Nicey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nicey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.