Recorded 1986–2008 Boys' name Peak 2001 122 births

Nikolis — boys' name

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.

1980s51990s452000s72
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Nikolis was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nikolis in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikolis

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Nikolis between 1986 and 2008, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikolis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikolis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nikolis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikolis 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 122 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.

Nikolis at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

122

Since 1986

23 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1986

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nikolis popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2008200520021999199619921986 5

Nikolis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 59% of Nikolis's all-time total
1980s51990s452000s72

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikolis?
122 babies have been named Nikolis since 1986. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.