Recorded 2005–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 32 births

Nicollas — boys' name

32 babies named Nicollas in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s62020s5
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Nicollas was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nicollas in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicollas

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Nicollas between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicollas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicollas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nicollas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicollas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicollas 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 32 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.

Nicollas at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

32

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nicollas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 20222010200920072005 6

Nicollas by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 66% of Nicollas's all-time total
2000s212010s62020s5

Nicollas by state

Where Nicollas concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicollas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 15.6%
Massachusetts share of Nicollas's total US births 15.6%

5 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicollas?
32 babies have been named Nicollas since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Nicollas most popular?
Nicollas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Nicollas most popular?
The top states for the name Nicollas are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Nicollas been used?
Nicollas has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nicollas?
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, 2005–2022 (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.