Girls' name · since 1891
Nicolasa
Nicolasa has 1,127 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,127
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicolasa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,127 recorded since 1891.
Nicolasa has 1,127 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2016.
- #6,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,127 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolasa ranks #6,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,127 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,127
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicolasa's 1,127 recorded births place it above 90.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nicolasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicolasa splits its recorded history at 1949: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicolasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2016
- Peak year (1920)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Nicolasa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (288 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Nicolasa's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nicolasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
288 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 288 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nicolasa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nicolasa's total volume
Nicolasa by state
Where Nicolasa concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 579 | 51.4% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.5% |
579 of 1,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nicolasa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (288 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.
- Texas records the most Nicolasas (579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicolasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1891–2016 (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 Nicolasa 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.