Nixon - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Nixon \nix-xon\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of Nicholas". A contraction of "Nicholas's son" or "Nick's son". After the disgrace of President Nixon in the early 1970s, the name is unlikely to be used as a given name.

Baby names that sound like Nixon are Nickson and Nachson. Other similar baby names are Dixon, Faxon, Jaxon, Nilson, Nikos, Nicos, Nisan, Paxon and Saxon.

Nixon is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Nixon. Click here to compare Nixon with related baby names.