Boys' name · since 2005
Nicollas
Nicollas has 32 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
32 boys have been named Nicollas since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nicollas has 32 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2022.
- #25,458 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicollas ranks #25,458 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicollas's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Nicollas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicollas's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicollas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nicollas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Nicollas's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nicollas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
Nicollas by state
Where Nicollas concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 15.6% |
5 of 32 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicollas's data
- Nicollas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Nicollass (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts 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 Nicollas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2005–2022 (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 Nicollas 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.