Boys' name · since 1976
Nickalaus
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Nickalaus, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
281 boys have been named Nickalaus since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nickalaus has 281 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 2006.
- #10,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 281 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickalaus ranks #10,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 281 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickalaus's 281 recorded births place it above 75.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickalaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickalaus's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickalaus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nickalaus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Nickalaus's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nickalaus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Nickalaus's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickalaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1976–2006 (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 Nickalaus 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.