Recorded 1984–2006 Boys' name Peak 1991 36 births

Nicos — boys' name

36 babies named Nicos in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s142000s11
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Nicos was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nicos in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicos

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Nicos between 1984 and 2006, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nicos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicos performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nicos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicos 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 36 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.

Nicos at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

36

Since 1984

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1984

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nicos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1984

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Nicos by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 39% of Nicos's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicos?
36 babies have been named Nicos since 1984. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Nicos most popular?
Nicos was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Nicos been used?
Nicos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 23 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nicos?
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, 1984–2006 (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.