Boys' name · since 1960
Nicolaas
Nicolaas has 404 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
404 babies have been named Nicolaas since 1960, making it today's #10877 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolaas has been recorded 404 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #10877 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #8,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,877 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 404 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolaas ranks #8,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,877 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 404 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicolaas's 404 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nicolaas compares
404 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicolaas's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicolaas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicolaas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicolaas's full recorded timeline at 1997, 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 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicolaas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Nicolaas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (131 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Nicolaas's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nicolaas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 131 births (32% of all-time use).
Nicolaas by state
Where Nicolaas concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.0% |
12 of 404 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicolaas's data
- Nicolaas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nicolaass (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicolaas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Nicolaas 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.