Boys' name · since 1994
Nikolaas
Nikolaas has 17 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Nikolaas since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolaas has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2014.
- #30,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolaas ranks #30,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nikolaas's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikolaas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikolaas's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikolaas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2014
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Nikolaas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Nikolaas's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nikolaas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikolaas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1994–2014 (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 Nikolaas 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.