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Nick
say it nik
What Nick means
- English and Greek short for Nicholas: victory of the people New Testament and Christian saint: Nicolas of Antioch, a deacon (Acts 6); St Nicholas of Myra
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 160 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 217 in Austria (2020)
- no. 534 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 614 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 618 in Australia (2024)
- no. 696 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 868 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 1372 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1910.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Victor Kai Vicente Vincent Nicolas Lorenzo Nicholas Nico Cole Nils Viktor Niklas
Nick in stories
- The Great Gatsby: Nick Carraway, the novel's narrator
- Gone Girl: Nick Dunne, the husband suspected of murder
- Nick Fury: Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Zootopia: Nick Wilde, the fox con artist
- New Girl: Nick Miller, the grumpy bartender
- Heartstopper: Nick Nelson, the rugby player who falls for Charlie