Nikan Popularity by Year
Follow Nikan across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nikan birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 15 | #5,861 | Up 1,396 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 11 | #7,257 | Up 32 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 11 | #7,289 | Down 27 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 11 | #7,262 | Up 1,563 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 8 | #8,825 | Down 3,126 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 15 | #5,699 | Up 1,944 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 10 | #7,643 | Up 1,176 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 8 | #8,819 | Up 21 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 8 | #8,840 | Down 1,235 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 10 | #7,605 | Down 539 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 11 | #7,066 | Up 3,651 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Up 1,419 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Up 138 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Down 43 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 1,194 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 6 | #11,037 | — |