Boys' name · since 1978
Nikolos
217 babies named Nikolos in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 217
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikolos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 217 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nikolos recorded 217 times among boys since 1978, 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 1978 to 2013.
- #12,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 217 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolos ranks #12,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 217
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikolos's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikolos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikolos's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikolos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2013
- Peak year (2005)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nikolos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Nikolos's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nikolos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Nikolos's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikolos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1978–2013 (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 Nikolos 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.