Nixon is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Nixon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,061 among boys (206) and #11,645 among girls (8) — overall #2,118 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 214 | 214 | #11,645 | #1,061 |
| 2024 | 288 | 288 | #10,874 | #867 |
| 2023 | 282 | 282 | #6,601 | #883 |
| 2022 | 368 | 368 | #7,931 | #733 |
| 2021 | 401 | 401 | #6,901 | #693 |
| 2020 | 428 | 428 | #6,850 | #651 |
| 2019 | 506 | 506 | #4,135 | #589 |
| 2018 | 598 | 598 | #5,288 | #500 |
| 2017 | 638 | 638 | #4,557 | #482 |
| 2016 | 596 | 596 | #5,244 | #519 |
| 2015 | 580 | 580 | #6,401 | #513 |
| 2014 | 492 | 492 | #5,939 | #587 |
| 2013 | 451 | 451 | #6,949 | #588 |
| 2012 | 377 | 377 | #9,562 | #653 |
| 2011 | 242 | 242 | #7,698 | #900 |
| 2010 | 201 | 201 | #9,106 | #1,035 |
| 2009 | 169 | 169 | #8,349 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 126 | 126 | #14,976 | #1,421 |
| 2007 | 86 | 86 | #13,587 | #1,857 |
| 2006 | 82 | 82 | #13,292 | #1,850 |
| 2005 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,158 |
| 2004 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,250 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,878 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,810 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,391 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,109 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,264 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | — | #3,039 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | — | #2,887 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,662 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,855 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,169 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,516 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,581 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,829 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | — | #3,957 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,680 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,718 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,753 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,581 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,104 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,387 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,876 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,322 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,979 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,646 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,114 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #3,004 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,475 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | — | #2,502 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,206 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,914 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,663 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,044 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,452 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,362 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,569 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,886 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,564 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,061 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,745 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #4,174 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,720 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,616 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,852 |