Nikholas — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nikholas

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Nikholas between 1987 and 2019, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikholas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikholas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nikholas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikholas 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 149 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.