Boys' name · since 1985
Nickelous
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Nickelous, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Nickelous since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nickelous recorded 15 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2009.
- #31,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickelous ranks #31,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickelous's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickelous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nickelous's full recorded timeline at 1987, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births.
Nickelous popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2009
- Peak year (1985)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nickelous by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Nickelous's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nickelous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nickelous's data
- Nickelous's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nickelous: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1985–2009 (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 Nickelous 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.