Boys' name · since 1982
Nicholi
Nicholi has 390 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nicholi currently ranks #11035 among boys' names in America, with 390 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholi has been recorded 390 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #11035 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #9,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,035 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 390 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholi ranks #9,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,035 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 390 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nicholi's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nicholi compares
390 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicholi's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicholi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicholi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicholi's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicholi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Nicholi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Nicholi's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nicholi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nicholi's data
- Nicholi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicholi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Nicholi 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.