US rank #2849 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,020 births

Niccolo — #2849 US boys' name

1,020 babies named Niccolo in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s1832000s2542010s3322020s214
#2849
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Niccolo was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

51 babies were named Niccolo in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niccolo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,020 babies named Niccolo between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niccolo currently holds the #2849 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niccolo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 332 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Niccolo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Niccolo in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niccolo 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 1,020 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.

Niccolo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,020

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2021

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,849

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Niccolo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
51
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199419891984 9

Niccolo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
332 births that decade — 33% of Niccolo's all-time total
1980s371990s1832000s2542010s3322020s214

Niccolo by state

Where Niccolo concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Niccolo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
197 19.3%
#2 New York
58 5.7%
#3 Illinois
14 1.4%
#4 Texas
10 1.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
7 0.7%
California share of Niccolo's total US births 19.3%
Even split

197 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niccolo?
1,020 babies have been named Niccolo since 1984. It currently ranks #2849 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 51 births.
When was Niccolo most popular?
Niccolo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 332 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Niccolo most popular?
The top states for the name Niccolo are California (197 births), New York (58 births), Illinois (14 births).
How long has the name Niccolo been used?
Niccolo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Niccolo?
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, 1984–2024 (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.