US rank #6979 Boys' name Peak 2012 291 births

Nickson — #6979 US boys' name

291 babies named Nickson in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s212000s792010s1362020s50
#6979
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nickson was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nickson in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickson

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Nickson between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickson currently holds the #6979 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nickson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickson 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 291 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.

Nickson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

291

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2012

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,979

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nickson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200219931988 5

Nickson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 47% of Nickson's all-time total
1980s51990s212000s792010s1362020s50

Nickson by state

Where Nickson concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nickson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Nickson's total US births 1.7%

5 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickson?
291 babies have been named Nickson since 1988. It currently ranks #6979 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 19 births.
When was Nickson most popular?
Nickson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Nickson most popular?
The top states for the name Nickson are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nickson been used?
Nickson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nickson?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.