Boys' name · since 1977
Nickolus
Nickolus has 479 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickolus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 479 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Nickolus recorded 479 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2014.
- #8,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 479 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickolus ranks #8,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickolus's 479 recorded births place it above 82.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickolus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nickolus splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nickolus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2014
- Peak year (1998)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nickolus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (164 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Nickolus's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nickolus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 164 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Nickolus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickolus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1977–2014 (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 Nickolus 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.