Boys' name · since 1988
Niccolas
Niccolas has 189 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 189
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
189 boys have been named Niccolas since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Niccolas has 189 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2018.
- #13,318 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 189 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niccolas ranks #13,318 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 189
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niccolas's 189 recorded births place it above 70.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Niccolas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niccolas's full recorded timeline at 2000, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niccolas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Niccolas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Niccolas's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Niccolas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (47% of all-time use).
Niccolas by state
Where Niccolas concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 189 births nationwide.
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What to do with Niccolas's data
- Niccolas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Niccolass (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niccolas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1988–2018 (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 Niccolas 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.