Nicholaos vs Nick

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

Name A

Nicholaos

Boy name

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Name B

Nick

Boy name · Rank #1415

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Metric Nicholaos Nick
Current Rank Unranked #1415
Total Births (all years) 124 50,328
Peak Year 1979 1960
Peak Year Births 9 1,099
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1967 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nicholaos Nick
1880ss — 394
1890ss — 346
1900ss — 588
1910ss — 4,683
1920ss — 6,832
1930ss — 4,673
1940ss — 5,120
1950ss — 5,695
1960ss 6 8,003
1970ss 44 4,890
1980ss 51 2,728
1990ss 11 1,987
2000ss 12 2,171
2010ss — 1,556
2020ss — 662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicholaos Nick
2014 — 157
2015 — 152
2016 — 175
2017 — 147
2018 — 123
2019 — 141
2020 — 121
2021 — 133
2022 — 136
2023 — 142
2024 — 130

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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