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The baby name Nick is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪk/ (rhymes with 'pick').

Nick is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /nɪk/ (rhymes with 'pick')

What is the meaning of the name Nick ?

The baby name Nick is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪk/ (rhymes with 'pick').

Nick is Greek in Origin.

Nick is the English short form of Nicholas, ultimately from the Greek Nikolaos, composed of nikē “victory” and laos “people,” yielding the meaning “victory of the people.” Through the cult of Saint Nicholas of Myra in the 4th century, the parent name spread from the Greek-speaking world across medieval Europe, entering England with the Normans and remaining common in parish records and literature.

As a familiar diminutive, Nick is attested in English by the 17th century and, from the 20th century onward, it has often stood alone as a given name in the United States, Britain, and other Anglophone countries. Variants and cognates include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nikola, Nikolai, Mykola, Mikołaj, Niklas, Nils, Claus/Klaus, and Greek Nikolaos; diminutive forms include Nic, Nik, Nico, Nicky, and unisex Nikki. Related medieval short forms Cole and Colin also trace back to Nicholas.

Nick has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Nick

Nicolas Cage Actor · Born 1964 · United States Nicolas Cage is an American actor known for his versatile roles in films like 'Leaving Las Vegas', where he won an Academy Award, and 'National Treasure', a popular adventure movie. Born in 1964, Cage has become a household name in Hollywood with a career spanning several decades. Nick Jonas Actor · Born 1992 · United States Nick Jonas is an American actor and singer best known as a member of the pop band Jonas Brothers. He gained fame with hits like 'S.O.S.' and 'Burnin' Up' and has also starred in movies such as 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'. Nick Cave Actor|musician · Born 1957 · Australia Nick Cave is an Australian musician and actor best known for his work with the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He gained fame for songs like 'Red Right Hand' and 'Into My Arms'. Cave's unique style blends rock, punk, and gothic influences, making him a distinctive figure in the music world.
Nick Vujicic Actor · Born 1982 · Australia Nick Vujicic is best known as a motivational speaker who has inspired millions worldwide with his story of overcoming adversity. Born without limbs, he has shared his journey through books like 'Life Without Limits' and 'Unstoppable'. His work focuses on encouraging others to find purpose and hope despite challenges. Nick Clegg Politician · Born 1967 · United Kingdom Nick Clegg is a British politician best known for serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015. He led the Liberal Democrats during a coalition government with the Conservative Party. After his political career, he joined Facebook as Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications. Nick Carter Actor · Born 1980 · United States Nick Carter is best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys, one of the most popular boy bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Some of their hit songs include 'I Want It That Way' and 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)'. He has also appeared on reality TV shows like 'House of Carters'.

Celebrity babies named Nick

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Nick Sagan Linda Salzman Sagan record producer ★★★★★ Carl Sagan television presenter ★★★★★
Nick Harkaway John le Carré film producer ★★★★★
Nick Reiner Michele Singer Reiner film producer ★★★★★ Rob Reiner film director ★★★★★
Nick Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber record producer ★★★★★
Nick Cassavetes Gena Rowlands television actor ★★★★★ John Cassavetes film director ★★★★★

Nick – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
FJ 0 #6 1 374
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
KR Boys 0 #25 3 897
GR Boys 0 #28 967 6,912
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MT 0 #33 11 1,767
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
MD 0 #34 1 434
TM Boys 0 #34 3 614
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
NL Boys 0 #37 10,905 5,873
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
TW Boys 0 #38 444 7,111
MO 0 #39 14 2,706
GE 0 #42 3 997
BI Boys 0 #43 2 917
GR 0 #44 137 3,911
CY 0 #48 12 1,632
CN Boys 0 #49 540 9,639
CY Boys 0 #49 111 3,473
CN 0 #54 32 3,857
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
JP 0 #56 22 4,057
TW 0 #59 42 4,523
LU 0 #60 7 2,830
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
MO Boys 0 #68 208 5,842
NL 0 #68 526 2,481
MD Boys 0 #69 12 756
PH 0 #71 26 5,607
JM 0 #72 16 3,714
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
BG 0 #74 9 1,799
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
MY Boys 0 #80 4,071 25,439
Switzerland Boys 2024 #85 53 1,769
LT 0 #87 2 949
GE Boys 0 #89 21 2,055
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
KZ 0 #91 4 1,452
BN Boys 0 #93 41 6,332
JM Boys 0 #93 266 6,876
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
RU Boys 0 #95 1,626 12,621
OM 0 #98 19 6,215
MY 0 #101 269 12,352
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
HK Boys 0 #105 1,400 12,905
MT Boys 0 #107 73 4,064
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
CR 0 #109 50 5,526
EE Boys 0 #110 16 2,087
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
DK Boys 0 #124 333 7,401
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
ID Boys 0 #127 9 4,130
BW Boys 0 #129 21 4,685
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
SG Boys 0 #131 1,199 17,960
SG 0 #132 148 11,010
AE 0 #133 45 10,220
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
RU 0 #145 45 3,641
LT Boys 0 #147 5 2,166
RS Boys 0 #147 8 2,277
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
PH Boys 0 #155 282 11,440
Germany Boys 0 #157 3,192 5,697
DK 0 #160 44 5,198
LU Boys 0 #163 56 4,970
BG Boys 0 #164 56 3,850
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HK 0 #168 214 8,483
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
PR Boys 0 #171 8 2,508
CZ 0 #175 11 3,154
KZ Boys 0 #177 125 6,578
HR 0 #178 4 2,081
Sweden Boys 2022 #180 3 1,509
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
SI Boys 0 #188 22 3,402
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
NA Boys 0 #189 47 6,830
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
AO Girls 0 #192 18 4,575
Belgium Boys 2012 #193 31 405
Austria 0 #195 19 850
CZ Boys 0 #196 122 6,530
JP Boys 0 #200 100 7,909
PS 0 #204 15 5,692
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
ZA 0 #208 247 14,421
BD 0 #214 14 5,992
AO Boys 0 #215 28 5,568
IR 0 #219 11 4,221
EC Boys 0 #223 17 3,322
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
GH 0 #227 17 5,396
CR Boys 0 #231 356 10,188
HR Boys 0 #234 25 3,997
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
GR Girls 0 #241 9 6,293
MO Girls 0 #242 10 7,056
PT 0 #242 9 4,161
JM Girls 0 #246 14 7,507
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
IL 0 #251 24 6,291
NG 0 #251 14 5,926
ZA Boys 0 #252 2,435 25,619
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
TW Girls 0 #266 11 8,139
AF Boys 0 #268 7 3,535
GH Boys 0 #268 79 8,138
Canada Boys 2024 #269 38 2,588
AL Boys 0 #269 30 5,122
Austria Boys 0 #276 177 2,180
SA 0 #276 20 10,560
PE 0 #280 31 6,350
MU Boys 0 #281 77 8,477
PL Boys 0 #284 52 6,459
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
Germany 0 #299 144 2,542
QA Girls 0 #304 13 15,378
PT Boys 0 #311 57 7,951
KZ Girls 0 #326 7 5,862
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
GH Girls 0 #331 7 6,973
GT 0 #332 7 5,948
BR 0 #336 10 5,969
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
CN Girls 0 #339 11 8,829
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
MU Girls 0 #354 9 8,539
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
JO Boys 0 #359 19 7,057
BO 0 #362 20 6,868
UY Boys 0 #362 38 5,922
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
IT Boys 0 #367 3,004 10,046
IL Boys 0 #368 265 10,983
Finland Boys 0 #373 55 2,041
PH Girls 0 #373 18 13,098
PS Boys 0 #375 179 10,655
France Boys 2021 #381 7 2,865
OM Girls 0 #384 13 15,987
CM Boys 0 #385 177 12,054
PE Boys 0 #385 885 14,506
AR Boys 0 #392 77 7,628
PA Boys 0 #392 90 9,305
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
Spain 0 #398 55 2,326
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
CL 0 #402 10 6,867
EG 0 #404 9 6,387
MX 0 #404 10 8,339
BO Boys 0 #429 171 9,244
GT Boys 0 #431 44 7,625
IR Boys 0 #431 125 10,162
SD Boys 0 #458 9 10,523
CO 0 #460 21 7,768
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
IT 0 #469 264 4,183
BH 0 #473 81 17,937
RU Girls 0 #474 25 11,913
MY Girls 0 #478 630 24,821
CL Boys 0 #480 196 13,390
CM Girls 0 #485 56 11,671
KW Girls 0 #495 21 19,177
PA Girls 0 #514 5 9,861
QA Boys 0 #514 194 18,093
AE Girls 0 #532 22 20,968
BD Boys 0 #536 41 10,045
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
CO Boys 0 #537 464 15,656
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
IR Girls 0 #539 7 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
BR Boys 0 #546 215 12,213
NG Boys 0 #552 512 16,906
LY 0 #553 7 12,703
SG Girls 0 #557 30 18,916
HK Girls 0 #562 54 16,104
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
MX Boys 0 #580 475 16,355
Finland Boys 2026 #582 101 3,552
BO Girls 0 #600 12 9,488
Spain Boys 0 #610 347 5,610
IN Girls 0 #613 19 13,121
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
IQ Boys 0 #630 38 13,071
LB 0 #636 23 13,263
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
KW Boys 0 #641 129 18,755
IN Boys 0 #680 340 16,750
AE Boys 0 #708 406 22,615
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
NG Girls 0 #719 68 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #763 130 7,044
OM Boys 0 #777 105 17,948
BR Girls 0 #783 160 12,708
Germany Girls 0 #801 38 4,949
TN 0 #809 21 13,765
CL Girls 0 #839 13 14,098
EG Boys 0 #839 48 15,035
SA Girls 0 #874 62 25,931
NL Girls 0 #913 43 5,933
PE Girls 0 #924 20 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #972 12 5,561
SA Boys 0 #989 737 28,008
EG Girls 0 #1,004 6 14,742
ZA Girls 0 #1,012 130 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,049 30 16,140
MA 0 #1,051 78 20,986
TR 0 #1,144 68 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,148 36 17,781
DZ 0 #1,153 24 20,130
IT Girls 0 #1,375 72 9,415

Nick is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Nick

Nick is predominantly a boy's name.
Nick is a one syllable name, pronounced /nɪk/ (rhymes with 'pick').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Nicholas, Nickolas, Nicolas, Niccolo, Nicky and Nikki.
Across languages, Nick has these equivalents: Nicolás (Spanish), Nicolas (French), Nicola (Italian), Nikolai (Russian), Nikolay (Bulgarian), and 4 more.
Yes, very popular — Nick ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Nick ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Nick's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #413 in 2011 to #381 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 34 notable people named Nick are in our database, including Nicolas Cage (Actor), Nick Jonas (Actor), Nick Cave (Actor|musician).
Yes — at least 5 celebrity couples have chosen Nick for their child, including Linda Salzman Sagan and Carl Sagan.