Recorded 1885–1927 Girls' name Peak 1919 48 births

Nicy — girls' name

48 babies named Nicy in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61900s71910s151920s20
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nicy was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nicy in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicy

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Nicy between 1885 and 1927, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nicy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicy 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 48 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.

Nicy at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

48

Since 1885

43 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1885

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1927

Nicy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1885

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 19271926192219201919191319001885 6

Nicy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 42% of Nicy's all-time total
1880s61900s71910s151920s20

Nicy by state

Where Nicy concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 10.4%
North Carolina share of Nicy's total US births 10.4%

5 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicy?
48 babies have been named Nicy since 1885. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Nicy most popular?
Nicy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Nicy most popular?
The top states for the name Nicy are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Nicy been used?
Nicy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 43 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Nicy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1885–1927 (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.