Nicholus
- Last seen for boys in 2015 at #10,644
- Peak · boys
- 1978 · 47 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 755since 1963
Nicholus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Nicholus has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2015 | #10,644 | 6 |
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| 2012 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #8,324 | 9 |
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| 2006 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2001 | #3,842 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,389 | 17 |
| 1999 | #3,103 | 26 |
| 1998 | #2,926 | 27 |
| 1997 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1996 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #3,559 | 18 |
| 1994 | #2,766 | 26 |
| 1993 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #2,344 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #2,690 | 23 |
| 1988 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #2,559 | 21 |
| 1986 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #2,071 | 27 |
| 1984 | #2,098 | 25 |
| 1983 | #2,085 | 25 |
| 1982 | #1,774 | 32 |
| 1981 | #1,629 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,593 | 37 |
| 1979 | #1,352 | 47 |
| 1978 | #1,326 | 47 |
| 1977 | #2,458 | 18 |
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| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
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| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
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| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
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First appearance
1963
The first year at least five boys were named Nicholus! It came in at #3,646, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1971, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nicholus is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Nicholus in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Nicholus
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · boys
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1963
- Peaked 1978 at #1,326 (47 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 34,933
- Highest: 1 in 34,933 boys born in 1978 were named Nicholus (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 319,457 boys born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 34.4% of all boys named Nicholus (260) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1960s | 11 | #3,646 (1963) | #3,788 |
| 1970s | 145 | #1,326 (1978) | #3,352 |
| 1980s | 260 | #1,593 (1980) | #2,253 |
| 1990s | 212 | #2,344 (1991) | #3,461 |
| 2000s | 112 | #3,842 (2001) | #6,685 |
| 2010s | 15 | #8,079 (2011) | #9,362 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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