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Nixon
OriginEnglish
Meaning"son of Nicholas"
GenderBoy
About Nixon
A fresher spin on Jaxon, with built-in cool nickname Nix, and a great way to honor an ancestral Nick. But the association with disgraced former president Richard Nixon remains strong, which might explain why this otherwise bang-on-trend surname name has remained under the radar, peaking at #482 in 2017.
As of October 2026, Nixon ranked #1061 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #482 in 2017.
Editor's take: The name Nixon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Nicholas".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #587 | 470 | 244.7 |
| 2015 | #513 | 560 | 292.2 |
| 2016 | #519 | 570 | 300.4 |
| 2017 | #482 | 607 | 327.9 |
| 2018 | #502 | 572 | 315 |
| 2019 | #589 | 471 | 262.5 |
| 2020 | #650 | 411 | 238.1 |
| 2021 | #693 | 384 | 219.5 |
| 2022 | #732 | 354 | 202.7 |
| 2023 | #884 | 263 | 153.7 |
| 2024 | #873 | 275 | 159.6 |
| 2025 | #1,061 | 206 | 120.6 |
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