Recorded 1971–2011 Boys' name Peak 1975 99 births

Nicolaos — boys' name

99 babies named Nicolaos in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s511990s52010s6
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Nicolaos was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nicolaos in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicolaos

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Nicolaos between 1971 and 2011, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicolaos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicolaos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nicolaos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicolaos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicolaos 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 99 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.

Nicolaos at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

99

Since 1971

41 years of records

Peak year

1975

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1971

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nicolaos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1971

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 20111989198619831980197519731971 7

Nicolaos by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 52% of Nicolaos's all-time total
1970s371980s511990s52010s6

Nicolaos by state

Where Nicolaos concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicolaos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 11.1%
New York share of Nicolaos's total US births 11.1%

11 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicolaos?
99 babies have been named Nicolaos since 1971. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1975 with 10 births.
When was Nicolaos most popular?
Nicolaos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Nicolaos most popular?
The top states for the name Nicolaos are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Nicolaos been used?
Nicolaos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 41 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nicolaos?
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, 1971–2011 (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.