Boys' name · since 1919
Nicandro
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Nicandro, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,806 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nicandro is the #9806 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 182 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Nicandro recorded 182 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #9806 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #13,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,806 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicandro ranks #13,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,806 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,806 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicandro's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nicandro compares
182 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicandro's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicandro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicandro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicandro splits its recorded history at 2005: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicandro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Nicandro by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Nicandro's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nicandro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (31% of all-time use).
Nicandro by state
Where Nicandro concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicandro's data
- Nicandro's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nicandros (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicandro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Nicandro 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.