Total births
40
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.
- 40
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that 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.
- 40 total births
- 1996–2007 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
40 boys have been named Nikalus since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.
- 40
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Nikalus was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nikalus in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Nikalus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Nikalus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (75% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2007. 7 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
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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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nikalus: Baby Name Since 1996 - 40 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nikalus. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.