Recorded 2011–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 58 births

Nickan — boys' name

58 babies named Nickan in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s442020s14
2010s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Nickan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nickan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickan

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Nickan between 2011 and 2022, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nickan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickan 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 58 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.

Nickan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

58

Since 2011

12 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2011

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nickan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2011

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 202220202019201820162015201420132011 5

Nickan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 76% of Nickan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickan?
58 babies have been named Nickan since 2011. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Nickan most popular?
Nickan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nickan been used?
Nickan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 12 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nickan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nick, Nickolas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.