Boys' name · since 1976
Nickalas
Nickalas has 609 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 609
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
609 boys have been named Nickalas since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nickalas has 609 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2012.
- #7,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 609 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickalas ranks #7,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 609 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 609
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickalas's 609 recorded births place it above 84.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Nickalas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nickalas splits its recorded history at 1995: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nickalas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2012
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nickalas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (265 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Nickalas's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nickalas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 265 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nickalas 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 Nickalas's total volume
Nickalas by state
Where Nickalas concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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What to do with Nickalas's data
- Nickalas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Nickalass (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nickalas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1976–2012 (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 Nickalas 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.