Nichols vs Nick

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

Name A

Nichols

Boy name

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Name B

Nick

Boy name · Rank #1415

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Metric Nichols Nick
Current Rank Unranked #1415
Total Births (all years) 758 50,328
Peak Year 1987 1960
Peak Year Births 55 1,099
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nichols Nick
1880ss — 394
1890ss — 346
1900ss — 588
1910ss 27 4,683
1920ss 26 6,832
1930ss 5 4,673
1940ss 17 5,120
1950ss 27 5,695
1960ss 17 8,003
1970ss 98 4,890
1980ss 322 2,728
1990ss 163 1,987
2000ss 56 2,171
2010ss — 1,556
2020ss — 662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nichols 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, 1914–2009.

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