Boys' name · since 1986
Nykolas
314 babies named Nykolas in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
314 boys have been named Nykolas since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nykolas recorded 314 times among boys since 1986, 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 1986 to 2021.
- #10,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 314 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykolas ranks #10,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nykolas's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nykolas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nykolas splits its recorded history at 2004: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nykolas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nykolas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (159 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Nykolas's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nykolas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 159 births (51% of all-time use).
Nykolas by state
Where Nykolas concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 314 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nykolas's data
- Nykolas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nykolass (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nykolas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1986–2021 (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 Nykolas 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.