Boys' name · since 1928
Nicasio
Nicasio has 294 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicasio currently ranks #12201 among boys' names in America, with 294 babies recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicasio has been recorded 294 times among boys since 1928, currently ranked #12201 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #10,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 294 born since 1928
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicasio ranks #10,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 294 born since 1928, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicasio's 294 recorded births place it above 76.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nicasio compares
294 45th 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
Nicasio's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicasio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 294 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicasio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicasio's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicasio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Nicasio by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Nicasio's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Nicasio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (21% of all-time use).
Nicasio by state
Where Nicasio concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.4% |
7 of 294 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicasio's data
- Nicasio's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nicasios (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicasio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Nicasio 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.