Boys' name · since 1977
Nichalas
Nichalas has 280 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
280 boys have been named Nichalas since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nichalas has 280 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2006.
- #11,021 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 280 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nichalas ranks #11,021 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nichalas's 280 recorded births place it above 75.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nichalas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nichalas's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nichalas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2006
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nichalas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (101 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Nichalas's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nichalas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Nichalas's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2000s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nichalas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1977–2006 (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 Nichalas 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.