Nicky

Nicky is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nicky are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 78%Female 22%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 78% male / 22% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Belgium, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 7,367 male / 1,908 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nicky

To address Nicky when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nicky," in English, "Guten Tag Nicky," in German. About 78% of people named Nicky are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nicky,

German

Guten Tag Nicky,

French

Bonjour Nicky,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nicky:

Chinese

Nicky您好：

Japanese

Nicky様

English

Hi Nicky,

German

Hi Nicky,

French

Salut Nicky,

Spanish

Hola Nicky,

Chinese

Nicky你好：

Japanese

Nickyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nicky by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	79%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	25%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	25%
Germany	rare	man's name	75%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
East Frisia	rare	unisex name	50%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

7,367 male · 1,908 female · 9,275 births recorded

Male 79%Female 21%

Since 1980: 59% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nicky a male or female name?

Nicky is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nicky are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nicky in an email?

Is Nicky a unisex name?

Nicky is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Nicky are men. Nicky leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nicky a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicky (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_nicky,
  title  = {Is Nicky a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicky},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}