Boys' name · since 1988
Nickoli
Nickoli has 283 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
283 boys have been named Nickoli since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nickoli recorded 283 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #10,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 283 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickoli ranks #10,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nickoli's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickoli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickoli's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickoli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nickoli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nickoli's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nickoli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Nickoli's decade-level peak was the 2010s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickoli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Nickoli 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.