Boys' name · since 1984
Nikkolas
Nikkolas has 511 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
511 babies have been named Nikkolas since 1984, making it today's #11048 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikkolas recorded 511 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #11048 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,048 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikkolas ranks #7,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,048 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 511 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikkolas's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nikkolas compares
511 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nikkolas's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikkolas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nikkolas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikkolas's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikkolas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nikkolas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (208 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Nikkolas's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nikkolas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
208 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 82
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 208 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nikkolas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nikkolas's total volume
Nikkolas by state
Where Nikkolas concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 5.1% |
26 of 511 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nikkolas's data
- Nikkolas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikkolass (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikkolas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Nikkolas 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.