Recorded 1978–2004 Boys' name Peak 1979 56 births

Nickolos — boys' name

56 babies named Nickolos in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s161990s162000s12
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Nickolos was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nickolos in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickolos

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Nickolos between 1978 and 2004, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickolos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickolos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nickolos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickolos 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 56 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.

Nickolos at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

56

Since 1978

27 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1978

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nickolos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1978

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2004200019971996199519871982198019791978 5

Nickolos by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 29% of Nickolos's all-time total
1970s121980s161990s162000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickolos?
56 babies have been named Nickolos since 1978. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Nickolos most popular?
Nickolos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nickolos been used?
Nickolos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 27 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nickolos?
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.

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, 1978–2004 (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.