Boys' name · since 1916

Nicklos

277 babies named Nicklos in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,079 of 45,481
all-time among boys
277
born since 1916
1980s
peak decade

Nicklos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 277 recorded since 1916.

Nicklos has 277 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2003.

  • #11,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 277 born since 1916
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicklos ranks #11,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.

#11,079 of 45,481
all-time among boys
277
born since 1916
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nicklos's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nicklos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nicklos's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nicklos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
13
Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
468101214 19161952195919751983199119982003 7

Nicklos by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 23% of the file).

1980s was Nicklos's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Nicklos births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicklos? ▼
277 babies have been named Nicklos since 1916. All-time, it sits at #11,079 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 13 births.
Where does Nicklos sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicklos ranks #11,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nicklos most popular? ▼
Nicklos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nicklos been used? ▼
Nicklos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 88 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nicklos? ▼
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.

What to do with Nicklos's data

  • Nicklos's decade-level peak was the 1980s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nicklos

Nearby Names Like Nicklos

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nicklos

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#112 926,047 births
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#177 101,585 births
Nick Boy
#1444 50,457 births
Nickolas Boy
#1492 39,356 births
Nico Boy
#174 21,294 births

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Trampus
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Orenthal
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nicklos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2003 (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 Nicklos 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.