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

Boy name

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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 99,521
Peak Year 1982 2003
Peak Year Births 20 3,003
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nicanor Nicolas
1880ss — 26
1890ss — 19
1900ss — 51
1910ss 18 367
1920ss 41 749
1930ss 33 567
1940ss 48 694
1950ss 57 1,042
1960ss 73 1,389
1970ss 94 3,872
1980ss 117 10,271
1990ss 110 21,219
2000ss 111 28,266
2010ss 54 21,212
2020ss 31 9,777

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicanor Nicolas
2014 8 2,077
2015 6 1,998
2016 8 2,085
2017 9 1,918
2018 7 2,097
2019 — 2,145
2020 6 1,891
2021 8 2,008
2022 10 1,989
2023 7 1,897
2024 — 1,992

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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