Boys' name · since 1978
Nickolos
Nickolos has 56 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickolos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 56 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickolos has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2004.
- #21,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickolos ranks #21,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickolos's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickolos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nickolos's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nickolos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2004
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Nickolos by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Nickolos's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nickolos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Nickolos's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickolos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1978–2004 (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 Nickolos 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.