Is Nickey a boy or girl name?

Nickey is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,995 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.6% were girls and 83.4% were boys. It changed hands in 1983, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Nickey

Recorded 1921–2008 · United States

Nickey was most popular in 1957, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,247 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,995 people named Nickey.

Nickey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nickey’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nickey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nickey is mostly a boy’s name — 16.6% of the 1,995 Americans given it were girls and 83.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 1983 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nickey

Where Nickey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org