Boys' name · since 1978
Icholas
70 babies named Icholas in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
70 boys have been named Icholas since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Icholas recorded 70 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1989.
- #19,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icholas ranks #19,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Icholas's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Icholas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Icholas's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Icholas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1989
- Peak year (1986)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Icholas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 93% of the file).
1980s was Icholas's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.
Icholas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (93% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Icholas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Icholas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.