Boys' name · since 1991

Nycholas

Nycholas has 201 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,931 of 45,481
all-time among boys
201
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

201 boys have been named Nycholas since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Nycholas has 201 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2011.

  • #12,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 201 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nycholas ranks #12,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#12,931 of 45,481
all-time among boys
201
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nycholas's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% 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.

Nycholas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nycholas's full recorded timeline at 2001, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nycholas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
0510152025 19911994199720002003200620092011 7

Nycholas by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Nycholas's strongest decade.

114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Nycholas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nycholas? ▼
201 babies have been named Nycholas since 1991. All-time, it sits at #12,931 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
Where does Nycholas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nycholas ranks #12,931 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 Nycholas most popular? ▼
Nycholas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Nycholas been used? ▼
Records for Nycholas go back to 1991, giving 21 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Nycholas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nycere, Nycolas, Nyckolas. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nycholas's data

  • Nycholas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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.

Keep exploring Nycholas

Nearby Names Like Nycholas

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nycholas

Nycere Boy
107 births
Nycolas Boy
10 births
Nyckolas Boy
5 births

Compare Nycholas side by side: Nycholas vs Nycere Nycholas vs Nycolas Nycholas vs Nyckolas

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nycholas: 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, 1991–2011 (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 Nycholas 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.