Boys' name · since 1914
Nicklas
2,430 babies named Nicklas in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,430
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nicklas is the #9784 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,430 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicklas has been recorded 2,430 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #9784 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,430 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicklas ranks #2,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,430 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,430
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicklas's 2,430 recorded births place it above 93.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Nicklas compares
2,430 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicklas's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicklas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicklas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicklas's full recorded timeline at 1988, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 111 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicklas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Nicklas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (724 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nicklas's strongest decade.
724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nicklas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
366 births
- 1990s
1990s
702 births
- 2000s
2000s
724 births
- 2010s 267
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 724 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nicklas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nicklas's total volume
Nicklas by state
Where Nicklas concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 402 | 16.5% |
| #2 | California | | 115 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 10 | 0.4% |
402 of 2,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Nicklas appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nicklas's data
- Nicklas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (724 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Nicklass (402 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nicklas
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicklas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Nicklas 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.