Recorded 1973–2012 Boys' name Peak 1989 485 births

Nichalos — boys' name

485 babies named Nichalos in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s1881990s1382000s982010s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Nichalos was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

26 babies were named Nichalos in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichalos

The Social Security Administration has registered 485 babies named Nichalos between 1973 and 2012, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nichalos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichalos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nichalos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichalos 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 485 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.

Nichalos at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

485

Since 1973

40 years of records

Peak year

1989

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1973

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2012

Nichalos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1973

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
26
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
051015202530 20122004199919941989198419791973 5

Nichalos by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
188 births that decade — 39% of Nichalos's all-time total
1970s561980s1881990s1382000s982010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichalos?
485 babies have been named Nichalos since 1973. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 26 births.
When was Nichalos most popular?
Nichalos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Nichalos been used?
Nichalos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 40 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Nichalos?
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, 1973–2012 (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.