Boys' name · since 1988
Nickson
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Nickson, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nickson currently ranks #10023 among boys' names in America, with 299 babies recorded since 1988.
Nickson has 299 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10023 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #10,605 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,023 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickson ranks #10,605 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nickson's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nickson compares
299 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nickson's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nickson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nickson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nickson splits its recorded history at 2011: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nickson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nickson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Nickson's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nickson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (46% of all-time use).
Nickson by state
Where Nickson concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 299 births nationwide.
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- Nickson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nicksons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nickson 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.