Boys' name · since 1984
Nicos
Nicos has 36 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 1984.
Nicos has 36 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2006.
- #24,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicos ranks #24,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicos's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicos splits its recorded history at 1991: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nicos by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Nicos's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nicos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Nicos's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1984–2006 (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 Nicos 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.