Nix Forename

300,342nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nix Forename User-submission:

This name means 'blue creek mermaid' or 'water sprite'. It refers to shapeshifting water spirits from Germanic mythology.

Nix Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
100%
2121:80,7184,695
United States-1291:2,810,36442,002
Cambodia
 
65%
391:417,2659,698
England
 
72%
381:1,463,23521,026
Philippines
100%
291:3,655,49969,130
South Africa
100%
281:1,947,59558,611
Russia
100%
271:5,341,98925,443
Zimbabwe
89%
 
261:593,22425,219
Indonesia-261:9,921,680317,188
India-221:55,221,726913,424
Venezuela
69%
 
191:1,589,57329,905
Malaysia
95%
 
181:1,691,66351,518
Peru
91%
 
141:2,270,81822,263
Mexico
 
82%
131:9,549,57129,766
Germany
 
52%
101:9,667,78833,442
Papua New Guinea
100%
71:1,164,61679,875
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Belarus
100%
51:1,896,4778,406
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Liberia
50%
 
51:882,41221,482
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Czechia
 
90%
31:3,552,0546,491
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Netherlands
 
69%
11:16,902,08343,152
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Switzerland
69%
 
11:8,213,49636,387
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Italy
82%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Macau-11:608,2092,350

Nix (42,577) may also be a surname.

Nix Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'blue creek mermaid' or 'water sprite'. It refers to shapeshifting water spirits from Germanic mythology.

- nixie.hughes

Nix Forename Popularity

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Nik67180,285/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nix