Boys' name · since 1971
Nicolaos
Nicolaos has 99 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
99 boys have been named Nicolaos since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolaos has been recorded 99 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.
- #17,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 99 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolaos ranks #17,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicolaos's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nicolaos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicolaos splits its recorded history at 1983: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicolaos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1975)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nicolaos by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Nicolaos's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nicolaos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (52% of all-time use).
Nicolaos by state
Where Nicolaos concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 11.1% |
11 of 99 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicolaos's data
- Nicolaos's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nicolaoss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nicolaos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1971–2011 (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 Nicolaos 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.