Nixon Boy
How popular is Nixon?
#1,060 boy name in 2025
206 baby boys were named Nixon in the US in 2025, making it the 1060th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Nixon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,060 for boys (▼ 194 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 206 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #512 in 2015, #650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (607 boys) |
| Highest rank | #482 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nixon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nixon family of names ranked #927 for boys in 2025 (#769 the year before), with 226 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nixon | 206 | 91% |
| Nickson | 7 | 3% |
| Nyxon | 13 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nixon is most popular
Babies named Nixon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Nixon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 32 | #3,488 |
| 1930s | 20 | #2,449 |
| 1940s | 19 | #2,861 |
| 1950s | 27 | #2,530 |
| 1960s | 27 | #2,422 |
| 1970s | 12 | #3,834 |
| 1980s | 79 | #3,803 |
| 1990s | 174 | #2,833 |
| 2000s | 627 | #1,173 |
| 2010s | 4,463 | #482 |
| 2020s | 1,898 | #650 |
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Questions
- Is Nixon a boy or girl name?
- Nixon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Nixon were boys.
- How popular is the name Nixon?
- 206 baby boys were named Nixon in the US in 2025, making it the 1060th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Nixon most popular?
- Nixon peaked in 2017, when 607 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #482 in 2017.
- How many people are named Nixon?
- 7,728 babies have been named Nixon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,587 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Nixon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nixon was most common in Utah, at 1.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.