Nickalus
- Last seen for boys in 2013 at #9,655
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 444since 1976
Nickalus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Nickalus has never cracked the top 2,000 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
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| rank | births | |
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| 2013 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #8,310 | 9 |
| 2008 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #5,661 | 15 |
| 2006 | #4,865 | 18 |
| 2005 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #4,188 | 19 |
| 2001 | #4,121 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,573 | 16 |
| 1999 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #3,293 | 21 |
| 1995 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1994 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #3,215 | 12 |
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| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
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First appearance
1976
The first year at least five boys were named Nickalus! It came in at #4,935, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1977, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Nickalus is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Nickalus in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2013
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1976
- Peaked 1980 at #2,367 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 4 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 84,950
- Highest: 1 in 84,950 boys born in 1980 were named Nickalus (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,226 boys born in 2013 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 31.5% of all boys named Nickalus (140) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 | #2,465 (1979) | #3,538 |
| 1980s | 107 | #2,367 (1980) | #4,336 |
| 1990s | 140 | #3,293 (1996) | #4,437 |
| 2000s | 137 | #4,121 (2001) | #6,263 |
| 2010s | 23 | #8,079 (2011) | #9,142 |
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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