Nycholas — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nycholas

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Nycholas between 1991 and 2011, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nycholas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nycholas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nycholas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nycholas 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 201 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.