Boys' name · since 1986

Nikolis

122 babies named Nikolis in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,124 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Nikolis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 122 recorded since 1986.

Social Security Administration records show Nikolis recorded 122 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2008.

  • #16,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 122 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolis ranks #16,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,124 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nikolis's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% 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.

Nikolis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nikolis's full recorded timeline at 2000, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nikolis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
468101214 1986199419982001200420072008 10

Nikolis by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Nikolis's strongest decade.

72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Nikolis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikolis? ▼
122 babies have been named Nikolis since 1986. All-time, it sits at #16,124 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
Where does Nikolis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolis ranks #16,124 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 Nikolis most popular? ▼
Nikolis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nikolis been used? ▼
Nikolis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 23 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nikolis? ▼
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nikolis: 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, 1986–2008 (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 Nikolis 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.