Given name & surname
Nix
“of the victorious people”
Nix is a variant of Nixon. In English use, Nixon carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nix is a variant of Nixon. In English use, Nixon carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nix as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Nicholas.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101
- 96 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,538 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +94%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,538 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155 as a first name in 2020; 24,093 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nix’s family of names
In English usage, Nix as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Nicholas. Nix has a related form in Nixon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.