Nicholaos vs Nicholas

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

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Nicholaos

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Name B

Nicholas

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Metric Nicholaos Nicholas
Current Rank Unranked #117
Total Births (all years) 124 922,897
Peak Year 1979 1995
Peak Year Births 9 29,161
Peak Decade 1980ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1967 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nicholaos Nicholas
1880ss — 730
1890ss — 857
1900ss — 1,334
1910ss — 10,233
1920ss — 13,608
1930ss — 9,716
1940ss — 15,503
1950ss — 22,614
1960ss 6 22,343
1970ss 44 65,069
1980ss 51 223,320
1990ss 11 275,326
2000ss 12 177,604
2010ss — 66,792
2020ss — 17,848

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicholaos Nicholas
2014 — 6,779
2015 — 6,259
2016 — 5,763
2017 — 5,367
2018 — 4,843
2019 — 4,640
2020 — 4,065
2021 — 3,862
2022 — 3,639
2023 — 3,257
2024 — 3,025

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, 1967–2008.

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