US rank #13416 Boys' name Peak 2015 84 births

Nixen — #13416 US boys' name

84 babies named Nixen in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s652020s19
#13416
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Nixen was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nixen in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nixen

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Nixen between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nixen currently holds the #13416 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nixen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nixen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nixen 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 84 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.

Nixen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

84

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,416

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nixen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 20242022202020192018201720162015201420132010 5

Nixen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 77% of Nixen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nixen?
84 babies have been named Nixen since 2010. It currently ranks #13416 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Nixen most popular?
Nixen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Nixen been used?
Nixen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nixen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nixon, Nixxon, Nix, Nixson, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2024 (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.