Nico vs Nicolas

Side-by-side comparison of Nico and Nicolas - 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

Nicolas

Boy name · Rank #184

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Metric Nico Nicolas
Current Rank #211 #184
Total Births (all years) 21,294 101,585
Peak Year 2025 2003
Peak Year Births 2,066 3,003
Peak Decade 2020s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1960 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nico Nicolas
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 51
1910s - 367
1920s - 749
1930s - 567
1940s - 694
1950s - 1,041
1960s 52 1,388
1970s 134 3,870
1980s 509 10,268
1990s 2,107 21,219
2000s 2,932 28,267
2010s 6,462 21,216
2020s 9,098 11,843

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nico Nicolas
2014 651 2,077
2015 652 1,998
2016 611 2,085
2017 755 1,919
2018 844 2,098
2019 929 2,145
2020 1,045 1,894
2021 1,359 2,009
2022 1,474 1,989
2023 1,468 1,901
2024 1,686 1,997
2025 2,066 2,053

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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