girls:
144 births since 1953
#5572 (2nd percentile)
boys:
156 births since 1989
#4430 (3rd percentile)
overall:
300 births since 1953
#7439 (4th percentile)
The name Nike is the #7,439 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 300 recorded births since 1953. This represents the 3.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,430 (3.3% percentile) for all time with 156 births since 1989. For girls, it ranks #5,572 (2.5% percentile) for all time with 144 births since 1953.
Nike first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1953 (1953 for girls and 1989 for boys). Birth data for Nike is available in 34 out of the 71 years between 1953 and 2023 (24 years for girls and 22 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Nike is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 58.8% of babies named Nike were girls. Interestingly, until around 1996, the name was more popular for girls (72.0% girls from 1953 to 1995), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (62.8% boys from 1996 to 2023).
For boys, Nike reached its peak popularity in 1996, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #765) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1996, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Nike ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 42.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Nike reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #942) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Nike is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #942 (0.5% percentile) with 6 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nike".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Nike. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 62.5% confident that Nike is pronounced as NAI-kee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is naik, at 37.5% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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