Recorded 1916–2003 Boys' name Peak 1979 277 births

Nicklos — boys' name

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.

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1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Nicklos was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nicklos in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicklos

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Nicklos between 1916 and 2003, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicklos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicklos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Nicklos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicklos 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 277 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.

Nicklos at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

277

Since 1916

88 years of records

Peak year

1979

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1916

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nicklos popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
13
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
468101214 20031996198919811970195719441916 5

Nicklos by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 23% of Nicklos's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicklos?
277 babies have been named Nicklos since 1916. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 13 births.
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.

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, 1916–2003 (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.