Boys' name · since 1964
Nik
Nik has 217 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nik currently ranks #9881 among boys' names in America, with 217 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Nik recorded 217 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #9881 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #12,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nik ranks #12,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nik's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nik compares
217 39th 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
Nik's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nik splits its recorded history at 2002: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Nik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Nik's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Nik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54 births (25% of all-time use).
Nik by state
Where Nik concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nik's data
- Nik's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niks (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Nik 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.