Boys' name · since 1914
Nicolo
1,571 babies named Nicolo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,571 babies have been named Nicolo since 1914, making it today's #2729 boys' name.
Nicolo has 1,571 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2729 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, 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 1914 to 2025.
- #3,819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,729 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,571 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolo ranks #3,819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,729 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,571 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicolo's 1,571 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nicolo compares
1,571 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicolo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicolo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nicolo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicolo's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicolo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Nicolo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (355 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Nicolo's strongest decade.
355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Nicolo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 72
1920s
72 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
355 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 355 births (23% of all-time use).
How Nicolo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nicolo's total volume
Nicolo by state
Where Nicolo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 13.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 151 | 9.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
209 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nicolo's data
- Nicolo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (355 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nicolos (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nicolo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Nicolo 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.