Recorded 1954–2004 Boys' name Peak 1996 188 births

Nichlos — boys' name

188 babies named Nichlos in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s251980s521990s752000s26
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nichlos in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichlos

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Nichlos between 1954 and 2004, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nichlos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichlos performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nichlos shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichlos 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 188 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.

Nichlos at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

188

Since 1954

51 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1954

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nichlos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1954

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 20041999199519901985198019731954 5

Nichlos by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 40% of Nichlos's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s251980s521990s752000s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichlos?
188 babies have been named Nichlos since 1954. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Nichlos most popular?
Nichlos was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Nichlos been used?
Nichlos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 51 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nichlos?
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, 1954–2004 (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.