Recorded 1928–2022 Boys' name Peak 1998 289 births

Nicasio — boys' name

289 babies named Nicasio in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s111960s131970s261980s501990s452000s612010s562020s22
2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Nicasio was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nicasio in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicasio

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Nicasio between 1928 and 2022, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicasio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicasio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Nicasio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicasio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicasio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 289 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nicasio at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

289

Since 1928

95 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1928

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nicasio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1928

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
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Nicasio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 21% of Nicasio's all-time total
1920s51950s111960s131970s261980s501990s452000s612010s562020s22

Nicasio by state

Where Nicasio concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicasio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.4%
California share of Nicasio's total US births 2.4%

7 of 289 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicasio?
289 babies have been named Nicasio since 1928. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Nicasio most popular?
Nicasio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Nicasio most popular?
The top states for the name Nicasio are California (7 births).
How long has the name Nicasio been used?
Nicasio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 95 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nicasio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nick, Nickolas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1928–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.