Total births
258
Boys' name · since 1979
Nickolis
Nickolis has 258 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 258
- total births
- 1979–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Nickolis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 258 recorded since 1979.
Nickolis has 258 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2014.
- 258 total births
- 1979–2014 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
258 boys have been named Nickolis since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.
- 258
- total births
- 1979–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Nickolis was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
19 babies were named Nickolis in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Nickolis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nickolis's full recorded timeline at 1998, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nickolis at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Nickolis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2014
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nickolis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nickolis's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nickolis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 106 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nickolis? ▼
Nickolis has been given to 258 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 19 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Nickolis most popular? ▼
Nickolis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Nickolis been used? ▼
Records for Nickolis go back to 1979, giving 36 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Nickolis? ▼
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.
What to do with Nickolis's data
- Nickolis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nickolis
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Nico Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nickolis: Baby Name Since 1979 - 258 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nickolis. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nickolis 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 July 2026.