The baby name Nix is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪks/ (rhymes with 'ticks').
The baby name Nix is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪks/ (rhymes with 'ticks').
Nix is English, German, Greek in Origin.
Nix is a compact, gender-neutral name with several converging roots. As an English surname, it derives from Nixon, "son of Nicholas," ultimately from Greek Nikolaos, "victory of the people." In Latin, nix means "snow," giving the name a crisp nature sense. In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a Nix/Nixe is a shape-shifting water spirit; the related Greek figure Nyx personifies "night," and Pluto's moon Nix takes its spelling to echo that myth while avoiding duplication.
Usage has moved from medieval British surname records to a modern given name favored for its brevity and edge. It appears independently or as a short form of Nixon, Nicholas/Nico, Nicole, or even Phoenix. Variant spellings and cognates include Nyx, Nixie (from the water-sprite lore), Nixon, and Nicks; related international forms stem from Nicholas, such as Nikola or Nicolás. Meanings span "victory of the people," "snow," and mythic "water spirit/night."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 6 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #346 | 9 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #370 | 21 | 13,098 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #907 | 14 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2015 | #919 | 5 | 9,502 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #931 | 22 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,060 | 52 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,097 | 45 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,444 | 28 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Nix is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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