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[ 1 syll. nic(k), ni-ck ] The boy name Nick is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is NIHK †. Nick is used chiefly in the English language, and it is derived from Latin and Old Greek origins. Nick is a pet form of the name Dominic (English). Nick is also a short form of the name Nicholas (English and French) in the English language.
Nick is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1917, 0.074% of baby boys were given the name Nick. Its ranking then was #177. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is in recent years of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.011% and its ranking #888. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Nick, Nicholas was the most frequently used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Nick's by 53 times. Nick has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Nick include Nic (English), Nik (English), Najee (English), Nas (Spanish and English), Nash (English and Hebrew), Nez, Nige (English), Nix, Noach (Dutch), Noak (Scandinavian), Nsia (Akan), Nweke (Igbo), Knox (English), Nacek (Polish), Nacho (Spanish), Nagi (Arabic), Naji (Arabic and Iranian), Najih, Nácek (Czech), and Necho (Spanish). Details of famous persons named Nick:
† Pronunciation for Nick: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
