Recorded 1980–1990 Boys' name Peak 1987 51 births

Nicholad — boys' name

51 babies named Nicholad in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s5
1980s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Nicholad was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nicholad in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicholad

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Nicholad between 1980 and 1990, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicholad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicholad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nicholad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicholad in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicholad 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 51 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.

Nicholad at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

51

Since 1980

11 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1980

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1990

Nicholad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1980

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19901989198719861985198319821980 5

Nicholad by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 90% of Nicholad's all-time total
1980s461990s5

Nicholad by state

Where Nicholad concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicholad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 9.8%
Pennsylvania share of Nicholad's total US births 9.8%

5 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicholad?
51 babies have been named Nicholad since 1980. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Nicholad most popular?
Nicholad was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Nicholad most popular?
The top states for the name Nicholad are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Nicholad been used?
Nicholad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 11 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nicholad?
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, 1980–1990 (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.