Boys' name · since 1955
Nicholis
Nicholis has 742 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 742
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicholis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 742 recorded since 1955.
Nicholis has 742 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2020.
- #6,194 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 742 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholis ranks #6,194 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 742 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 742
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicholis's 742 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nicholis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicholis's full recorded timeline at 1994, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicholis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Nicholis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (252 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Nicholis's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nicholis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 252 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nicholis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nicholis's total volume
Nicholis by state
Where Nicholis concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.8% |
41 of 742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nicholis's data
- Nicholis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nicholiss (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicholis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1955–2020 (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 Nicholis 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.