Nicolas vs Nickolas

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

Name A

Nicolas

Boy name · Rank #184

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Name B

Nickolas

Boy name · Rank #1542

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Metric Nicolas Nickolas
Current Rank #184 #1542
Total Births (all years) 101,585 39,356
Peak Year 2003 1998
Peak Year Births 3,003 1,156
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nicolas Nickolas
1880s 26 30
1890s 19 17
1900s 51 66
1910s 367 823
1920s 749 1,302
1930s 567 685
1940s 694 768
1950s 1,041 1,003
1960s 1,388 910
1970s 3,870 2,380
1980s 10,268 7,237
1990s 21,219 10,729
2000s 28,267 9,012
2010s 21,216 3,536
2020s 11,843 858

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicolas Nickolas
2014 2,077 335
2015 1,998 339
2016 2,085 301
2017 1,919 223
2018 2,098 265
2019 2,145 208
2020 1,894 195
2021 2,009 168
2022 1,989 133
2023 1,901 130
2024 1,997 114
2025 2,053 118

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, 1882–2025.

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