Nicky

Nicky: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “victory of the people”
Origin: English
Say it: NIK-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (21% girls, 79% boys since 1880)

Diminutive of Nicholas, Nicola, Nicole, or related names from Greek Nikolaos. It can be used for any gender depending on the full name.

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How popular is Nicky?

20248.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Nicky in 202429

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 18809,435

Nicky is steady now but far below its 1959 peak.

Names like Nicky

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Haydenhay valley · English
Sagewise one; sage plant · English
Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Nicky questions

What does the name Nicky mean?

Nicky means "victory of the people". It comes from English. Diminutive of Nicholas, Nicola, Nicole, or related names from Greek Nikolaos. It can be used for any gender depending on the full name.

Is Nicky a boy or girl name?

Nicky is used for both: about 21% of US babies named Nicky since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Nicky?

29 US babies were named Nicky in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Nicky?

Nicky is usually pronounced NIK-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.