Recorded 1976–2006 Boys' name Peak 1991 281 births

Nickalaus — boys' name

281 babies named Nickalaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s951990s1122000s38
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nickalaus was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nickalaus in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickalaus

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Nickalaus between 1976 and 2006, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickalaus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickalaus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nickalaus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickalaus 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 281 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.

Nickalaus at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

281

Since 1976

31 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1976

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nickalaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1976

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20062000199619921988198419801976 5

Nickalaus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 40% of Nickalaus's all-time total
1970s361980s951990s1122000s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickalaus?
281 babies have been named Nickalaus since 1976. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Nickalaus most popular?
Nickalaus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Nickalaus been used?
Nickalaus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 31 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nickalaus?
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, 1976–2006 (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.