Boys' name · since 1981

Nichalous

Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Nichalous, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,940 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Nichalous is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 52 have been recorded since 1981.

Nichalous has 52 recorded births among boys since 1981, 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 1981 to 2006.

  • #21,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 52 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nichalous ranks #21,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,940 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nichalous's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nichalous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nichalous splits its recorded history at 1996: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nichalous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 198119871990199219962001200420052006 5

Nichalous by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Nichalous's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Nichalous births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichalous? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 52 babies named Nichalous. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,940 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 8 births.
Where does Nichalous sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nichalous ranks #21,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nichalous most popular? ▼
Nichalous was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Nichalous been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nichalous since 1981 -- 26 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Nichalous? ▼
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nichalous: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2006 (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 Nichalous 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.