Recorded 1977–2014 Boys' name Peak 1998 479 births

Nickolus — boys' name

479 babies named Nickolus in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s1361990s1642000s1212010s19
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nickolus was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

23 babies were named Nickolus in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickolus

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Nickolus between 1977 and 2014, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nickolus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickolus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickolus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickolus 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 479 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.

Nickolus at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

479

Since 1977

38 years of records

Peak year

1998

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1977

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nickolus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1977

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
23
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Nickolus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
164 births that decade — 34% of Nickolus's all-time total
1970s391980s1361990s1642000s1212010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickolus?
479 babies have been named Nickolus since 1977. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 23 births.
When was Nickolus most popular?
Nickolus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Nickolus been used?
Nickolus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 38 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Nickolus?
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, 1977–2014 (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.