Nick vs Nickolas
Side-by-side comparison of Nick and Nickolas - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Nick | Nickolas |
| Current Rank | #1418 | #1542 |
| Total Births (all years) | 50,457 | 39,356 |
| Peak Year | 1960 | 1998 |
| Peak Year Births | 1,098 | 1,156 |
| Peak Decade | 1960s | 1990s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1882 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Nick | Nickolas |
| 1880s | 394 | 30 |
| 1890s | 346 | 17 |
| 1900s | 588 | 66 |
| 1910s | 4,683 | 823 |
| 1920s | 6,832 | 1,302 |
| 1930s | 4,673 | 685 |
| 1940s | 5,120 | 768 |
| 1950s | 5,695 | 1,003 |
| 1960s | 8,004 | 910 |
| 1970s | 4,890 | 2,380 |
| 1980s | 2,727 | 7,237 |
| 1990s | 1,989 | 10,729 |
| 2000s | 2,171 | 9,012 |
| 2010s | 1,556 | 3,536 |
| 2020s | 789 | 858 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Nick | Nickolas |
| 2014 | 157 | 335 |
| 2015 | 152 | 339 |
| 2016 | 175 | 301 |
| 2017 | 147 | 223 |
| 2018 | 123 | 265 |
| 2019 | 141 | 208 |
| 2020 | 122 | 195 |
| 2021 | 133 | 168 |
| 2022 | 137 | 133 |
| 2023 | 143 | 130 |
| 2024 | 130 | 114 |
| 2025 | 124 | 118 |