Recorded 1981–2006 Boys' name Peak 1990 52 births

Nichalous — boys' name

52 babies named Nichalous in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s192000s21
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nichalous was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nichalous in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichalous

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Nichalous between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nichalous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichalous performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nichalous shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichalous 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 52 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.

Nichalous at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

52

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nichalous popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 200620052004200119961992199019871981 7

Nichalous by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 40% of Nichalous's all-time total
1980s121990s192000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichalous?
52 babies have been named Nichalous since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
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?
Nichalous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
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.

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, 1981–2006 (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.