Recorded 1988–2003 Boys' name Peak 2003 43 births

Nickelas — boys' name

43 babies named Nickelas in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s202000s18
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nickelas was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nickelas in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickelas

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nickelas between 1988 and 2003, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickelas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickelas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nickelas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickelas 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 43 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.

Nickelas at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

43

Since 1988

16 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1988

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nickelas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1988

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Nickelas by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 47% of Nickelas's all-time total
1980s51990s202000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickelas?
43 babies have been named Nickelas since 1988. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Nickelas most popular?
Nickelas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Nickelas been used?
Nickelas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 16 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nickelas?
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, 1988–2003 (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.