Nickolas
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,492 for boys in 2025, 118 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1989 · 1,048 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 39,356since 1882
Nickolas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Nickolas has never cracked the top 200 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 | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,492 | 118 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,540 | 114 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,408 | 130 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,393 | 133 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,170 | 168 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,039 | 195 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,004 | 208 | |
| 2018 | — | #840 | 265 | |
| 2017 | — | #936 | 223 | |
| 2016 | — | #788 | 301 | |
| 2015 | — | #727 | 339 | |
| 2014 | — | #720 | 335 | |
| 2013 | — | #645 | 380 | |
| 2012 | — | #565 | 457 | |
| 2011 | — | #549 | 463 | |
| 2010 | — | #465 | 565 | |
| 2009 | — | #447 | 621 | |
| 2008 | — | #399 | 739 | |
| 2007 | — | #369 | 842 | |
| 2006 | — | #335 | 938 | |
| 2005 | — | #328 | 939 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #298 | 1,069 |
| 2003 | — | #325 | 911 | |
| 2002 | — | #317 | 891 | |
| 2001 | — | #301 | 973 | |
| 2000 | — | #282 | 1,089 | |
| 1999 | — | #264 | 1,138 | |
| 1998 | — | #259 | 1,156 | |
| 1997 | — | #261 | 1,083 | |
| 1996 | — | #263 | 1,067 | |
| 1995 | — | #267 | 1,052 | |
| 1994 | — | #263 | 1,080 | |
| 1993 | — | #264 | 1,084 | |
| 1992 | — | #264 | 1,069 | |
| 1991 | — | #270 | 1,002 | |
| 1990 | — | #268 | 998 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #248 | 1,048 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #285 | 823 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #278 | 789 |
| 1986 | — | #279 | 756 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #306 | 671 |
| 1984 | — | #315 | 619 | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #304 | 648 |
| 1982 | — | #323 | 589 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #309 | 614 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #298 | 680 |
| 1979 | — | #317 | 607 | |
| 1978 | — | #310 | 574 | |
| 1977 | — | #495 | 270 | |
| 1976 | — | #625 | 173 | |
| 1975 | — | #705 | 138 | |
| 1974 | — | #735 | 122 | |
| 1973 | — | #683 | 136 | |
| 1972 | — | #729 | 119 | |
| 1971 | — | #773 | 111 | |
| 1970 | — | #721 | 130 | |
| 1969 | — | #770 | 102 | |
| 1968 | — | #685 | 121 | |
| 1967 | — | #739 | 99 | |
| 1966 | — | #785 | 85 | |
| 1965 | — | #854 | 74 | |
| 1964 | — | #831 | 83 | |
| 1963 | — | #851 | 79 | |
| 1962 | — | #799 | 90 | |
| 1961 | — | #825 | 86 | |
| 1960 | — | #799 | 91 | |
| 1959 | — | #854 | 79 | |
| 1958 | — | #747 | 97 | |
| 1957 | — | #744 | 102 | |
| 1956 | — | #712 | 106 | |
| 1955 | — | #739 | 97 | |
| 1954 | — | #694 | 108 | |
| 1953 | — | #759 | 88 | |
| 1952 | — | #647 | 115 | |
| 1951 | — | #647 | 119 | |
| 1950 | — | #716 | 92 | |
| 1949 | — | #702 | 95 | |
| 1948 | — | #760 | 79 | |
| 1947 | — | #715 | 92 | |
| 1946 | — | #812 | 65 | |
| 1945 | — | #761 | 65 | |
| 1944 | — | #782 | 64 | |
| 1943 | — | #697 | 85 | |
| 1942 | — | #687 | 87 | |
| 1941 | — | #713 | 75 | |
| 1940 | — | #792 | 61 | |
| 1939 | — | #818 | 55 | |
| 1938 | — | #784 | 61 | |
| 1937 | — | #858 | 51 | |
| 1936 | — | #742 | 66 | |
| 1935 | — | #822 | 57 | |
| 1934 | — | #733 | 69 | |
| 1933 | — | #710 | 72 | |
| 1932 | — | #708 | 76 | |
| 1931 | — | #775 | 65 | |
| 1930 | — | #564 | 113 | |
| 1929 | — | #633 | 93 | |
| 1928 | — | #547 | 123 | |
| 1927 | — | #508 | 142 | |
| 1926 | — | #525 | 132 | |
| 1925 | — | #528 | 135 | |
| 1924 | — | #495 | 155 | |
| 1923 | — | #530 | 132 | |
| 1922 | — | #568 | 125 | |
| 1921 | — | #562 | 125 | |
| 1920 | — | #516 | 140 | |
| 1919 | — | #518 | 131 | |
| 1918 | — | #504 | 140 | |
| 1917 | — | #496 | 134 | |
| 1916 | — | #547 | 109 | |
| 1915 | — | #595 | 92 | |
| 1914 | — | #512 | 91 | |
| 1913 | — | #592 | 55 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Nickolas! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nickolas is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Iowa#114 · 1 in 781
- Wisconsin#124 · 1 in 945
- Minnesota#124 · 1 in 982
- New Hampshire#138 · 1 in 1,093
- South Dakota#143 · 1 in 873
Best ever in a state: #85 in Wyoming, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #114 | 27 | 1 in 781 |
| Minnesota | #124 | 30 | 1 in 982 |
| Wisconsin | #124 | 34 | 1 in 945 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 5 | 1 in 1,093 |
| South Dakota | #143 | 6 | 1 in 873 |
| Idaho | #148 | 9 | 1 in 885 |
| Montana | #161 | 5 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Maine | #163 | 5 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Washington | #173 | 20 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Nebraska | #175 | 8 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Michigan | #181 | 42 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Utah | #196 | 11 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Ohio | #204 | 40 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Indiana | #223 | 18 | 1 in 2,184 |
| Oregon | #240 | 9 | 1 in 2,012 |
| West Virginia | #242 | 5 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Missouri | #244 | 15 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Arkansas | #287 | 6 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Oklahoma | #287 | 8 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Illinois | #306 | 29 | 1 in 2,738 |
| Massachusetts | #311 | 7 | 1 in 4,736 |
| Colorado | #313 | 7 | 1 in 2,876 |
| New Mexico | #313 | 5 | 1 in 2,018 |
| Maryland | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,557 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 17 | 1 in 4,316 |
| California | #332 | 58 | 1 in 2,913 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 11 | 1 in 3,762 |
| Florida | #365 | 16 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Georgia | #402 | 10 | 1 in 3,776 |
| Mississippi | #408 | 5 | 1 in 3,692 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 6 | 1 in 5,323 |
| Virginia | #426 | 6 | 1 in 5,336 |
| North Carolina | #461 | 7 | 1 in 5,310 |
| Alabama | #473 | 5 | 1 in 5,160 |
| Texas | #505 | 23 | 1 in 5,005 |
| Louisiana | #552 | 6 | 1 in 5,508 |
| New York | #563 | 15 | 1 in 7,351 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nickolas
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 48 spots since 2024 (#1,540 → #1,492)
- 453 spots since 2020 (#1,039 → #1,492)
- 765 spots since 2015 (#727 → #1,492)
- Biggest jump: 221 spots in 1911 (#1,045 → #824)
- Biggest drop: 289 spots in 1910 (#756 → #1,045)
Rise & fade · boys
107 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1989 at #248 (1,048 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1911–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,653
- Highest: 1 in 1,653 boys born in 1998 were named Nickolas (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,475 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #248 in 1989, was only 1 in 1,909 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 27.3% of all boys named Nickolas (10,729) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #754 (1882) | #853 |
| 1890s | 17 | #954 (1894) | #996 |
| 1900s | 66 | #756 (1909) | #939 |
| 1910s | 823 | #496 (1917) | #624 |
| 1920s | 1,302 | #495 (1924) | #541 |
| 1930s | 685 | #564 (1930) | #751 |
| 1940s | 768 | #687 (1942) | #742 |
| 1950s | 1,003 | #647 (1951) | #726 |
| 1960s | 910 | #685 (1968) | #794 |
| 1970s | 2,380 | #310 (1978) | #609 |
| 1980s | 7,237 | #248 (1989) | #295 |
| 1990s | 10,729 | #259 (1998) | #264 |
| 2000s | 9,012 | #282 (2000) | #340 |
| 2010s | 3,536 | #465 (2010) | #724 |
| 2020s | 858 | #1,039 (2020) | #1,340 |
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.
Nickolas in 1978
boys
#310
574 births · 1 in 2,860 boys
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,860 of them was named Nickolas, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nickolas
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.