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Nixen

NIK-sun (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 111

Nixen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2010.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Nixen Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Nixen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 65
2020s (to 2025) 19

How Popular Is Nixen?

In 2024, Nixen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Nixen Is Used

Canada #2,608 6 in 2015
United States #13,394 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Nixen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Nixen

  • English NIK-sun

Sibling Names for Nixen

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Nixen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Nixen

How popular is the name Nixen?

In 2024, Nixen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Nixen a girl's or a boy's name?

Nixen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nixen?

Nixen has 2 syllables.

When was Nixen most popular?

Nixen peaked in 2015, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.