Recorded 1981–2010 Boys' name Peak 1999 94 births

Nickholas — boys' name

94 babies named Nickholas in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s282000s452010s6
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nickholas was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nickholas in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickholas

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Nickholas between 1981 and 2010, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickholas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickholas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nickholas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nickholas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickholas 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 94 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.

Nickholas at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

94

Since 1981

30 years of records

Peak year

1999

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1981

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2010

Nickholas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1981

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 20102006200420011999199719881981 5

Nickholas by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 48% of Nickholas's all-time total
1980s151990s282000s452010s6

Nickholas by state

Where Nickholas concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nickholas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.3%
New York share of Nickholas's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickholas?
94 babies have been named Nickholas since 1981. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
When was Nickholas most popular?
Nickholas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Nickholas most popular?
The top states for the name Nickholas are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nickholas been used?
Nickholas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Nickholas?
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, 1981–2010 (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.