Recorded 1978–1999 Boys' name Peak 1978 129 births

Nicholous — boys' name

129 babies named Nicholous in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s651990s48
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nicholous was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nicholous in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicholous

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Nicholous between 1978 and 1999, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicholous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicholous performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nicholous shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicholous 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 129 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.

Nicholous at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

129

Since 1978

22 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1978

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1999

Nicholous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1978

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 1999199519911988198419811978 9

Nicholous by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 50% of Nicholous's all-time total
1970s161980s651990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicholous?
129 babies have been named Nicholous since 1978. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Nicholous most popular?
Nicholous was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nicholous been used?
Nicholous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Nicholous?
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, 1978–1999 (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.