US rank #7347 Boys' name Peak 2015 523 births

Nickolai — #7347 US boys' name

523 babies named Nickolai in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s602000s1642010s2132020s75
#7347
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nickolai was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

31 babies were named Nickolai in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickolai

The Social Security Administration has registered 523 babies named Nickolai between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickolai currently holds the #7347 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickolai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nickolai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nickolai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickolai 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 523 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.

Nickolai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

523

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2015

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,347

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nickolai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
31
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931976 6

Nickolai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
213 births that decade — 41% of Nickolai's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s602000s1642010s2132020s75

Nickolai by state

Where Nickolai concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nickolai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Nickolai's total US births 1.0%

5 of 523 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickolai?
523 babies have been named Nickolai since 1976. It currently ranks #7347 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 31 births.
When was Nickolai most popular?
Nickolai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Nickolai most popular?
The top states for the name Nickolai are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nickolai been used?
Nickolai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nickolai?
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.