Recorded 1927–2010 Boys' name Peak 1993 199 births

Nickoles — boys' name

199 babies named Nickoles in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51970s51980s301990s882000s662010s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nickoles was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nickoles in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickoles

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Nickoles between 1927 and 2010, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickoles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickoles performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nickoles shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickoles 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 199 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.

Nickoles at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

199

Since 1927

84 years of records

Peak year

1993

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1927

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2010

Nickoles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1927

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1993)
17
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 2010200520001995199119851927 5

Nickoles by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
88 births that decade — 44% of Nickoles's all-time total
1920s51970s51980s301990s882000s662010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickoles?
199 babies have been named Nickoles since 1927. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1993 with 17 births.
When was Nickoles most popular?
Nickoles was most popular in the 1990s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Nickoles been used?
Nickoles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 84 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Nickoles?
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, 1927–2010 (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.