Unisex name · since 1989
Nike
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Nike, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nike is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 164 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Nike recorded 164 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #14,179 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nike ranks #14,179 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nike's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nike splits its recorded history at 2007: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nike popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nike popularity over time - girls
150 total births recorded since 1953 (Nike as girls' name)
Nike by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Nike's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nike births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Nike's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Nike 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.