Boys' name · since 1978
Nocholas
Nocholas has 103 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nocholas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 103 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nocholas recorded 103 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1996.
- #17,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 103 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nocholas ranks #17,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nocholas's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nocholas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nocholas splits its recorded history at 1987: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nocholas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1996
- Peak year (1984)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Nocholas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Nocholas's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nocholas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Nocholas's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 1990s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nocholas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1978–1996 (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 Nocholas 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.