Nixie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,512

among girls · ↑233 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Nixie · +5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2011

28 babies

All-time total

456

#12,522 all-time among girls

First recorded

1919

in Social Security records

Nixie popularity over time

456 babies have been named Nixie since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	6	1	–	#4,655
1920s	10	1	+67%	#5,559
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	5	1	–	#15,174
2000s	116	12	+2220%	#7,408
2010s	204	20	+76%	#5,022
2020s (to 2025)	115	19	-6%	#5,512

Where Nixie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	24	0.02	outside top 500
2027	25	0.02	outside top 500
2028	26	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	28	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Nixie

Nixie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,512 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 456 American babies have been named Nixie. Its peak came in 2011, when 28 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nixie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nixie?

The median living Nixie is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 400 people named Nixie are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nixie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,512
2024	22	#5,745
2023	20	#6,108
2022	20	#6,155
2021	18	#6,609
2020	12	#8,805
2019	21	#5,935
2018	16	#7,329
2017	20	#6,230
2016	18	#6,838
2015	26	#5,258
2014	14	#8,380
2013	23	#5,787
2012	21	#6,282
2011	28	#5,022
2010	17	#7,428
2009	15	#8,348
2008	15	#8,432
2007	9	#12,393
2006	17	#7,408
2005	13	#8,719
2004	12	#9,126
2003	9	#11,086
2002	11	#9,310
2001	7	#13,102
2000	8	#11,504
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	5	#5,559
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nixie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nixie?

The median living Nixie is about 11 years old. Half of all living Nixies are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Nixie are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Nixie are alive in the United States, based on 456 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nixie in 2025?

Nixie ranked #5,512 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nixie?

456 babies have been named Nixie in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nixie most popular?

Nixie peaked in 2011, when 28 newborns received the name.

Is Nixie a boy or girl name?

Nixie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nixie rising or falling?

Nixie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Nixie become more popular?

Nixie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Nixie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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