Total births
201
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.
- 201
- total births
- 1991–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that 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.
- 201 total births
- 1991–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
201 boys have been named Nycholas since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 201
- total births
- 1991–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Nycholas was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
20 babies were named Nycholas in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Nycholas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011
- Peak year (2003)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Nycholas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nycholas? ▼
201 babies have been named Nycholas since 1991. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nycholas: Baby Name Since 1991 - 201 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nycholas. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.