Girls' name · since 1919
Nixie
456 babies named Nixie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nixie currently ranks #5429 among girls' names in America, with 456 babies recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Nixie recorded 456 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #5429 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #12,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 456 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nixie ranks #12,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 456 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nixie's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nixie compares
456 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nixie's all-time total is 21% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nixie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 456 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nixie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nixie's full recorded timeline at 2011, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nixie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Nixie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Nixie's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nixie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (45% of all-time use).
Nixie by state
Where Nixie concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 6.4% |
29 of 456 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nixie's data
- Nixie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nixies (29 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 Nixie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Nixie 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.