Recorded 1998–2020 Boys' name Peak 1998 10 births

Nickon — boys' name

10 babies named Nickon in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nickon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nickon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickon

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Nickon between 1998 and 2020, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nickon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickon 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 10 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.

Nickon at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

10

Since 1998

23 years of records

Peak year

1998

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1998

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nickon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1998

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5 20201998 5

Nickon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Nickon's all-time total
1990s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickon?
10 babies have been named Nickon since 1998. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 5 births.
When was Nickon most popular?
Nickon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Nickon been used?
Nickon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 23 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nickon?
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, 1998–2020 (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.