Fun Facts About the Name Nixon
- More than 7 thousand babies named Nixon: U.S. records list 7,722 babies given the name Nixon from 1880 through 2025. Even 339 girls received the name Nixon - about 1 girl for every 22 boys.
What Does the Name Nixon Mean?
Nixon is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Nicholas." It was formed from the Middle English personal name Nikke or Nicol - familiar short forms of Nicholas - combined with the suffix -son. The x in Nixon represents the blended -ks- sound of Nicks (the genitive of Nick) plus son. Nicholas itself comes from the Greek Nikolaos, built from nike ("victory") and laos ("people"), so the deeper literal sense is "victory of the people." As a given name, Nixon keeps the surname's meaning rather than carrying an independent etymology of its own.
Nixon Name History & Origins
The surname Nixon arose in medieval England as a patronymic, and it was concentrated in the northern counties, especially Cumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire. Spellings such as Nikeson and Nixson appear in English records. Like other patronymic surnames, it first identified a man as the son of someone called Nicholas or Nick, and in time the name became fixed and inherited within families. The surname was also carried to Ireland, where it is found particularly in Ulster.
For most of its history Nixon was almost entirely a family name. Richard Nixon, president of the United States from 1969 to 1974, is its best-known bearer, and his prominence made the name widely familiar. Its later use as a first name, chiefly in the United States, follows the general fashion of using surnames as given names rather than any long-standing tradition of Nixon as a personal name.
How Popular is the Name Nixon?
Nixon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2017. Its best rank was #482 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,645 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,828 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #6,594 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #7,927 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,899 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,845 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,132 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #5,287 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,554 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #5,242 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #6,400 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,939 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #6,948 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #9,559 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,697 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #9,105 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,348 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #14,975 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #13,587 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,289 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,061 | 206 | 0.0121% |
| 2024 | #873 | 275 | 0.0160% |
| 2023 | #884 | 263 | 0.0154% |
| 2022 | #732 | 354 | 0.0203% |
| 2021 | #693 | 384 | 0.0220% |
| 2020 | #650 | 411 | 0.0238% |
| 2019 | #589 | 471 | 0.0263% |
| 2018 | #502 | 572 | 0.0315% |
| 2017 | #482 | 607 | 0.0328% |
| 2016 | #519 | 570 | 0.0300% |
| 2015 | #513 | 560 | 0.0292% |
| 2014 | #587 | 470 | 0.0245% |
| 2013 | #588 | 433 | 0.0229% |
| 2012 | #653 | 365 | 0.0192% |
| 2011 | #900 | 226 | 0.0119% |
| 2010 | #1,035 | 188 | 0.0098% |
| 2009 | #1,180 | 154 | 0.0078% |
| 2008 | #1,421 | 119 | 0.0058% |
| 2007 | #1,857 | 78 | 0.0038% |
| 2006 | #1,850 | 74 | 0.0036% |
| 2005 | #2,158 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #2,406 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,249 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #3,878 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #3,810 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,391 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #4,109 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #3,264 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #3,039 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #2,887 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #3,662 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,855 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #4,169 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #6,517 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #3,580 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #7,827 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,958 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,680 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,717 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,753 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,582 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,102 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,386 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #4,876 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,321 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,979 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,646 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,004 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #4,476 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #2,503 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,205 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,914 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,663 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,044 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,453 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,362 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,569 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,886 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,564 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,015 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,061 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,745 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,174 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,720 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #4,616 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,852 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nixon Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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