Nicholus vs Nick

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

Name A

Nicholus

Boy name

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Name B

Nick

Boy name · Rank #1415

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Metric Nicholus Nick
Current Rank Unranked #1415
Total Births (all years) 755 50,328
Peak Year 1978 1960
Peak Year Births 47 1,099
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nicholus Nick
1880ss — 394
1890ss — 346
1900ss — 588
1910ss — 4,683
1920ss — 6,832
1930ss — 4,673
1940ss — 5,120
1950ss — 5,695
1960ss 11 8,003
1970ss 145 4,890
1980ss 260 2,728
1990ss 212 1,987
2000ss 112 2,171
2010ss 15 1,556
2020ss — 662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicholus Nick
2014 — 157
2015 6 152
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, 1963–2015.

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