Nik Popularity by Year

Follow Nik across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Nik birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys7#9,714Up 2,635 places
2024Boys5#12,349Down 2,586 places
2023Boys7#9,763Down 1,548 places
2019Boys9#8,215Up 3,941 places
2018Boys5#12,156Down 2,460 places
2017Boys7#9,696Down 952 places
2015Boys8#8,744Up 1,984 places
2013Boys6#10,728Up 1,546 places
2012Boys5#12,274Down 2,674 places
2011Boys7#9,600Up 1,394 places
2009Boys6#10,994Down 2,670 places
2008Boys9#8,324Up 591 places
2007Boys8#8,915Down 917 places
2006Boys9#7,998Down 358 places
2005Boys9#7,640Up 1,941 places
2003Boys6#9,581Down 1,125 places
2002Boys7#8,456Up 809 places
1997Boys5#9,265Down 1,473 places
1995Boys6#7,792Down 154 places
1993Boys6#7,638Up 598 places
1991Boys5#8,236Down 1,821 places
1990Boys7#6,415Up 1,490 places
1989Boys5#7,905Down 1,816 places
1987Boys6#6,089Down 304 places
1985Boys6#5,785Up 453 places
1983Boys5#6,238Down 770 places
1981Boys6#5,468Up 782 places
1980Boys5#6,250Down 1,668 places
1977Boys7#4,582Up 353 places
1976Boys6#4,935Up 292 places
1974Boys5#5,227Down 126 places
1973Boys5#5,101Down 1,138 places
1972Boys7#3,963Up 76 places
1964Boys5#4,039