Nicanor vs Nicolas

Side-by-side comparison of Nicanor and Nicolas - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Nicanor

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Name B

Nicolas

Boy name · Rank #184

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Metric Nicanor Nicolas
Current Rank Unranked #184
Total Births (all years) 787 101,585
Peak Year 1982 2003
Peak Year Births 20 3,003
Peak Decade 1980s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nicanor Nicolas
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 51
1910s 18 367
1920s 41 749
1930s 33 567
1940s 48 694
1950s 57 1,041
1960s 73 1,388
1970s 94 3,870
1980s 117 10,268
1990s 110 21,219
2000s 111 28,267
2010s 54 21,216
2020s 31 11,843

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicanor Nicolas
2014 8 2,077
2015 6 1,998
2016 8 2,085
2017 9 1,919
2018 7 2,098
2019 - 2,145
2020 6 1,894
2021 8 2,009
2022 10 1,989
2023 7 1,901
2024 - 1,997
2025 - 2,053

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2023.

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