Boys' name · since 1969
Nickolaos
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Nickolaos, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nickolaos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 152 have been recorded since 1969.
Nickolaos has 152 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1990.
- #14,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickolaos ranks #14,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nickolaos's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nickolaos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nickolaos splits its recorded history at 1980: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nickolaos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1990
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nickolaos by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (71 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Nickolaos's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Nickolaos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 71 births (47% of all-time use).
Nickolaos by state
Where Nickolaos concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 4.6% |
7 of 152 births nationwide.
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- Nickolaos's decade-level peak was the 1970s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nickolaoss (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickolaos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1969–1990 (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 Nickolaos 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.