Boys' name · since 2012

Nixin

31 babies named Nixin in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,675 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

31 boys have been named Nixin since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Nixin recorded 31 times among boys since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2012 to 2017.

  • #25,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nixin ranks #25,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,675 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nixin's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nixin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nixin splits its recorded history at 2016: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nixin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
46810121416 2012201420162017 5

Nixin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Nixin's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nixin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nixin?
31 babies have been named Nixin since 2012. All-time, it sits at #25,675 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
Where does Nixin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nixin ranks #25,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nixin most popular?
Nixin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nixin been used?
Records for Nixin go back to 2012, giving 6 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Nixin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nixon, Nixxon, Nix, Nixen, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nixin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2012–2017 (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 Nixin 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.