Recorded 1969–1990 Boys' name Peak 1977 152 births

Nickolaos — boys' name

152 babies named Nickolaos in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s711980s701990s6
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nickolaos was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nickolaos in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickolaos

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Nickolaos between 1969 and 1990, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickolaos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickolaos performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nickolaos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nickolaos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickolaos 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 152 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.

Nickolaos at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

152

Since 1969

22 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1969

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1990

Nickolaos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1969

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1990198619831980197719741969 5

Nickolaos by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
71 births that decade — 47% of Nickolaos's all-time total
1960s51970s711980s701990s6

Nickolaos by state

Where Nickolaos concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nickolaos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 4.6%
New York share of Nickolaos's total US births 4.6%

7 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickolaos?
152 babies have been named Nickolaos since 1969. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Nickolaos most popular?
Nickolaos was most popular in the 1970s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Nickolaos most popular?
The top states for the name Nickolaos are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Nickolaos been used?
Nickolaos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 22 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nickolaos?
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, 1969–1990 (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.