Nicey
A feminine name meaning beautiful, kind, or lovely.
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Nicey. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nicey today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nicey births was 1903 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nicey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Nicey is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Niceys were born before 1967.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Nicey. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1903
7 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
1978 SSA rank
#10,889
Tracked since 1893
Census
Nicey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 121 people with the first name Nicey, which placed it at #50,149 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#50,149
National first-name rank
People counted
121
121 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicey is Black at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nicey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.8% · 82
- White13.2% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.4% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 3
- Two or more races2.5% · 3
Popularity
Nicey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nicey from the 1890s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 24 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nicey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nicey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nicey
The name Nicey is a relatively uncommon given name, and its origins are somewhat obscure. It is believed to have originated as a variant or diminutive form of the ancient Greek name Niketas, which itself derived from the Greek word "nikē," meaning "victory."
The earliest recorded use of the name Nicey dates back to the 16th century in parts of Western Europe, particularly in France and the Low Countries. During this period, it was sometimes spelled as "Nicee" or "Nycee." There are no known references to the name in ancient texts or religious scriptures.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Nicey was a French noblewoman named Nicey de Montfort, who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Nicey Bonnet, a Flemish artist and engraver who was active in the early 17th century.
In the 18th century, there was a French mathematician and astronomer named Nicey de la Hire, who made significant contributions to the study of conic sections and the theory of planetary motion. He was born in 1640 and died in 1718.
Moving into the 19th century, Nicey Leclercq was a Belgian painter and printmaker who was known for his landscapes and genre scenes. He lived from 1824 to 1892.
One of the more recent historical figures with the name Nicey was Nicey Gastor, a French resistance fighter during World War II. She was active in the Maquis resistance movement in the Vosges region and played a crucial role in sabotage and intelligence operations against the German occupying forces.
While the name Nicey has never been particularly widespread, it has persisted through the centuries, albeit in a relatively obscure and sporadic manner. Its roots in the ancient Greek concept of victory and its occasional appearances in various European historical contexts lend it a certain air of distinction and intrigue.
People
Nicey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nicey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nicey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Nicey a common name?
We classify Nicey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 93 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nicey most popular?
The single biggest year for Nicey was 1903, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nicey is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nicey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 121 people with the name Nicey, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #50,149 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nicey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nicey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nicey leans strongly female. 121 people counted with this name were female (95.3%), compared with 6 male bearers (4.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nicey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicey is Black at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nicey most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Nicey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.8% (82 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nicey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nicey a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nicey in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nicey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nicey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nicey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Nicey?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.