Nico vs Nicholas

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

Name A

Nico

Boy name · Rank #211

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Name B

Nicholas

Boy name · Rank #117

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Metric Nico Nicholas
Current Rank #211 #117
Total Births (all years) 21,294 926,047
Peak Year 2025 1995
Peak Year Births 2,066 29,160
Peak Decade 2020s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1960 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nico Nicholas
1880s - 730
1890s - 857
1900s - 1,334
1910s - 10,233
1920s - 13,608
1930s - 9,716
1940s - 15,503
1950s - 22,614
1960s 52 22,339
1970s 134 65,068
1980s 509 223,308
1990s 2,107 275,329
2000s 2,932 177,609
2010s 6,462 66,811
2020s 9,098 20,988

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nico Nicholas
2014 651 6,779
2015 652 6,263
2016 611 5,765
2017 755 5,372
2018 844 4,847
2019 929 4,642
2020 1,045 4,065
2021 1,359 3,866
2022 1,474 3,643
2023 1,468 3,261
2024 1,686 3,038
2025 2,066 3,115

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, 1960–2025.

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