Boys' name · since 1984
Niccolo
Niccolo has 1,060 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,060
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,060 babies have been named Niccolo since 1984, making it today's #3055 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Niccolo recorded 1,060 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #3055 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #4,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,055 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,060 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niccolo ranks #4,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,055 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,060 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,060
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niccolo's 1,060 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Niccolo compares
1,060 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Niccolo's all-time total is 187% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niccolo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,060 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Niccolo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niccolo's full recorded timeline at 2006, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niccolo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Niccolo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (332 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Niccolo's strongest decade.
332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Niccolo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
332 births
- 2020s
2020s
254 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 332 births (31% of all-time use).
How Niccolo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Niccolo's total volume
Niccolo by state
Where Niccolo concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 19.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 68 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.7% |
202 of 1,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Niccolo's data
- Niccolo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (332 total births) through the 2020s (254) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niccolos (202 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 Niccolo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Niccolo 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.