be called vs nickname

be called

verb
  • To have a specific name. 

nickname

verb
  • To give a nickname to (a person or thing). 

noun
  • A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing. 

  • A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. 

How often have the words be called and nickname occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )