Boys' name · since 1978
Nickalos
Nickalos has 265 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickalos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 265 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nickalos recorded 265 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2008.
- #11,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 265 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickalos ranks #11,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickalos's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickalos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickalos's SSA record in two at 1994 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 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickalos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nickalos by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Nickalos's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nickalos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Nickalos's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2000s (74) -- 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 Nickalos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
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, 1978–2008 (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 Nickalos 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.