Data through 2025

Nicholas name popularity in the United States

Nicholas ranked #112 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 3,115 boys named Nicholas.

Rank#112

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded3,115

SSA

Peak year1995

29,160 recorded

Five-year change-23.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Nicholas for boys and girls

Girls

8

0.3% in 2025 · data from 1916 to 2025

Boys

3,115

99.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Nicholas in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys3,115#112
2025girls8#10917
2024boys3,038#117
2023boys3,261#109
2022boys3,643#97
2022girls6#13592
2021boys3,866#92
2020boys4,065#87
2020girls5#15088
2019boys4,642#78
2019girls8#11356
2018boys4,847#74
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys3,115#112
2025girls8#10917
2024boys3,038#117
2023boys3,261#109
2022boys3,643#97
2022girls6#13592
2021boys3,866#92
2020boys4,065#87
2020girls5#15088
2019boys4,642#78
2019girls8#11356
2018boys4,847#74
2017boys5,372#68
2017girls6#14124
2016boys5,765#63
2016girls6#14331
2015boys6,263#62
2015girls7#13006
2014boys6,779#57
2014girls12#8966
2013boys7,147#54
2013girls13#8580
2012boys7,742#49
2012girls8#12199
2011boys8,601#42
2011girls15#7783
2010boys9,653#37
2010girls11#9790
2009boys10,856#32
2009girls18#7066
2008boys12,533#29
2008girls21#6350
2007boys14,362#20
2007girls14#8520
2006boys15,675#17
2006girls16#7482
2005boys17,076#15
2005girls24#5266
2004boys18,519#13
2004girls72#2370
2003boys19,696#12
2003girls44#3291
2002boys21,390#9
2002girls39#3461
2001boys22,849#6
2001girls35#3703
2000boys24,653#6
2000girls39#3404
1999boys25,639#5
1999girls39#3245
1998boys26,632#6
1998girls38#3222
1997boys27,258#6
1997girls51#2511
1996boys27,724#6
1996girls52#2451
1995boys29,160#7
1995girls56#2345
1994boys27,770#9
1994girls66#2079
1993boys28,114#8
1993girls91#1653
1992boys27,762#12
1992girls80#1798
1991boys27,357#12
1991girls81#1766
1990boys27,913#14
1990girls69#1974
1989boys28,230#14
1989girls122#1288
1988boys25,303#14
1988girls135#1132
1987boys23,247#16
1987girls160#983
1986boys22,800#17
1986girls135#1097
1985boys22,384#19
1985girls162#957
1984boys21,017#20
1984girls146#988
1983boys19,891#21
1983girls135#1037
1982boys19,643#22
1982girls136#1058
1981boys19,775#21
1981girls124#1114
1980boys21,018#17
1980girls139#1030
1979boys21,344#15
1979girls140#1012
1978boys16,342#25
1978girls108#1169
1977boys6,071#51
1977girls34#2515
1976boys3,466#77
1976girls20#3407
1975boys3,319#81
1975girls24#2969
1974boys3,218#80
1974girls21#3212
1973boys3,153#85
1973girls16#3787
1972boys2,843#99
1972girls16#3714
1971boys2,608#123
1971girls22#3062
1970boys2,704#123
1970girls7#6362
1969boys2,577#123
1969girls8#5456
1968boys2,548#118
1968girls16#3315
1967boys2,288#130
1967girls12#3845
1966boys2,139#139
1966girls7#5273
1965boys2,068#149
1965girls7#5289
1964boys2,069#158
1963boys2,130#155
1963girls10#4272
1962boys2,144#155
1961boys2,078#158
1961girls8#4882
1960boys2,298#153
1959boys2,196#156
1959girls6#5566
1958boys2,189#153
1958girls9#4193
1957boys2,197#152
1957girls7#4918
1956boys2,212#147
1956girls6#5325
1955boys2,186#141
1955girls8#4376
1954boys2,368#134
1954girls11#3490
1953boys2,359#131
1953girls5#5673
1952boys2,343#127
1951boys2,388#120
1950boys2,176#124
1949boys1,998#136
1949girls5#5244
1948boys1,929#142
1948girls5#5243
1947boys1,935#143
1946boys1,675#144
1945boys1,357#151
1945girls6#4025
1944boys1,361#150
1943boys1,434#148
1943girls6#4196
1942boys1,500#142
1941boys1,212#146
1941girls6#3954
1940boys1,102#154
1939boys1,032#156
1938boys989#161
1938girls5#4342
1937boys935#159
1936boys929#157
1935boys911#158
1934boys873#165
1933boys888#160
1933girls7#3406
1932boys925#163
1932girls6#3901
1931boys1,103#145
1931girls8#3226
1930boys1,131#147
1930girls14#2306
1929boys1,192#142
1929girls13#2437
1928boys1,216#140
1928girls7#3743
1927boys1,272#137
1927girls12#2699
1926boys1,319#133
1926girls16#2257
1925boys1,332#133
1925girls7#4028
1924boys1,488#122
1924girls13#2661
1923boys1,468#120
1923girls5#4967
1922boys1,414#122
1922girls7#4011
1921boys1,553#114
1921girls6#4464
1920boys1,354#124
1920girls6#4398
1919boys1,321#122
1919girls7#3817
1918boys1,488#113
1917boys1,412#109
1917girls6#4083
1916boys1,419#107
1916girls7#3552
1915boys1,427#104
1914boys1,151#102
1913boys796#110
1912boys676#113
1911boys308#120
1910boys235#137
1909boys204#133
1908boys226#113
1907boys161#143
1906boys144#143
1905boys112#171
1904boys102#177
1903boys90#184
1902boys112#156
1901boys88#168
1900boys95#199
1899boys69#196
1898boys94#172
1897boys87#177
1896boys106#156
1895boys84#187
1894boys77#192
1893boys89#162
1892boys95#166
1891boys78#164
1890boys78#175
1889boys68#191
1888boys97#157
1887boys79#157
1886boys85#162
1885boys66#195
1884boys69#193
1883boys71#174
1882boys66#193
1881boys56#203
1880boys73#177

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Nicholas’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-50.3%
Change since peak-89.3%