Recorded 1979–2014 Boys' name Peak 1999 258 births

Nickolis — boys' name

258 babies named Nickolis in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s551990s1062000s662010s26
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.

What the Data Says About Nickolis

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Nickolis between 1979 and 2014, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickolis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickolis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickolis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickolis 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 258 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.

Nickolis at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

258

Since 1979

36 years of records

Peak year

1999

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1979

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nickolis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1979

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1999)
19
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 201420092004200019961991198719801979 5

Nickolis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
106 births that decade — 41% of Nickolis's all-time total
1970s51980s551990s1062000s662010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickolis?
258 babies have been named Nickolis since 1979. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1999 with 19 births.
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?
Nickolis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 36 years of data 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.

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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, 1979–2014 (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.