Boys' name · since 1996

Nikalus

40 babies named Nikalus in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,756 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Nikalus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 1996.

Nikalus has 40 recorded births among boys since 1996, 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 1996 to 2007.

  • #23,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikalus ranks #23,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,756 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nikalus's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nikalus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nikalus splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nikalus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1996199920002001200520062007 7

Nikalus by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Nikalus's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Nikalus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikalus? ▼
Nikalus has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,756 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 7 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Nikalus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikalus ranks #23,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nikalus most popular? ▼
Nikalus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nikalus been used? ▼
Nikalus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Nikalus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Nikalus

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nikalus

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nikalus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2007 (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 Nikalus 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.