Recorded 1978–2013 Boys' name Peak 1995 172 births

Nickalous — boys' name

172 babies named Nickalous in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s381990s762000s402010s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nickalous was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nickalous in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickalous

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Nickalous between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickalous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickalous performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickalous shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickalous 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 172 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.

Nickalous at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

172

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

1995

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nickalous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1995)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 201320052001199719931990198419791978 8

Nickalous by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 44% of Nickalous's all-time total
1970s131980s381990s762000s402010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickalous?
172 babies have been named Nickalous since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1995 with 13 births.
When was Nickalous most popular?
Nickalous was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Nickalous been used?
Nickalous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nickalous?
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.

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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, 1978–2013 (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.