Nicholas

Given to 929,199 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −28% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

—

#112

recorded as boys

5 since 2024

Babies in 2025

3,123

girls 8 · boys 3,115

Peak year

1995

29,160 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

929,199

since 1880

Born a Nicholas? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Nicholas was most popular in 1995, when 29,160 babies recorded as boys got the name (15.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,115 babies were named Nicholas, ranking #112 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	3,115	112
2024	<5	—	3,038	117
2023	<5	—	3,261	109
2022	6	13592	3,643	97
2021	<5	—	3,866	92
2020	5	15088	4,065	87
2019	8	11356	4,642	78
2018	<5	—	4,847	74
2017	6	14124	5,372	68
2016	6	14331	5,765	63
2015	7	13006	6,263	62
2014	12	8966	6,779	57
2013	13	8580	7,147	54
2012	8	12199	7,742	49
2011	15	7783	8,601	42
2010	11	9790	9,653	37
2009	18	7066	10,856	32
2008	21	6350	12,533	29
2007	14	8520	14,362	20
2006	16	7482	15,675	17
2005	24	5266	17,076	15
2004	72	2370	18,519	13
2003	44	3291	19,696	12
2002	39	3461	21,390	9
2001	35	3703	22,849	6
2000	39	3404	24,653	6
1999	39	3245	25,639	5
1998	38	3222	26,632	6
1997	51	2511	27,258	6
1996	52	2451	27,724	6
1995	56	2345	29,160	7
1994	66	2079	27,770	9
1993	91	1653	28,114	8
1992	80	1798	27,762	12
1991	81	1766	27,357	12
1990	69	1974	27,913	14
1989	122	1288	28,230	14
1988	135	1132	25,303	14
1987	160	983	23,247	16
1986	135	1097	22,800	17
1985	162	957	22,384	19
1984	146	988	21,017	20
1983	135	1037	19,891	21
1982	136	1058	19,643	22
1981	124	1114	19,775	21
1980	139	1030	21,018	17
1979	140	1012	21,344	15
1978	108	1169	16,342	25
1977	34	2515	6,071	51
1976	20	3407	3,466	77
1975	24	2969	3,319	81
1974	21	3212	3,218	80
1973	16	3787	3,153	85
1972	16	3714	2,843	99
1971	22	3062	2,608	123
1970	7	6362	2,704	123
1969	8	5456	2,577	123
1968	16	3315	2,548	118
1967	12	3845	2,288	130
1966	7	5273	2,139	139
1965	7	5289	2,068	149
1964	<5	—	2,069	158
1963	10	4272	2,130	155
1962	<5	—	2,144	155
1961	8	4882	2,078	158
1960	<5	—	2,298	153
1959	6	5566	2,196	156
1958	9	4193	2,189	153
1957	7	4918	2,197	152
1956	6	5325	2,212	147
1955	8	4376	2,186	141
1954	11	3490	2,368	134
1953	5	5673	2,359	131
1952	<5	—	2,343	127
1951	<5	—	2,388	120
1950	<5	—	2,176	124
1949	5	5244	1,998	136
1948	5	5243	1,929	142
1947	<5	—	1,935	143
1946	<5	—	1,675	144
1945	6	4025	1,357	151
1944	<5	—	1,361	150
1943	6	4196	1,434	148
1942	<5	—	1,500	142
1941	6	3954	1,212	146
1940	<5	—	1,102	154
1939	<5	—	1,032	156
1938	5	4342	989	161
1937	<5	—	935	159
1936	<5	—	929	157
1935	<5	—	911	158
1934	<5	—	873	165
1933	7	3406	888	160
1932	6	3901	925	163
1931	8	3226	1,103	145
1930	14	2306	1,131	147
1929	13	2437	1,192	142
1928	7	3743	1,216	140
1927	12	2699	1,272	137
1926	16	2257	1,319	133
1925	7	4028	1,332	133
1924	13	2661	1,488	122
1923	5	4967	1,468	120
1922	7	4011	1,414	122
1921	6	4464	1,553	114
1920	6	4398	1,354	124
1919	7	3817	1,321	122
1918	<5	—	1,488	113
1917	6	4083	1,412	109
1916	7	3552	1,419	107
1915	<5	—	1,427	104
1914	<5	—	1,151	102
1913	<5	—	796	110
1912	<5	—	676	113
1911	<5	—	308	120
1910	<5	—	235	137
1909	<5	—	204	133
1908	<5	—	226	113
1907	<5	—	161	143
1906	<5	—	144	143
1905	<5	—	112	171
1904	<5	—	102	177
1903	<5	—	90	184
1902	<5	—	112	156
1901	<5	—	88	168
1900	<5	—	95	199
1899	<5	—	69	196
1898	<5	—	94	172
1897	<5	—	87	177
1896	<5	—	106	156
1895	<5	—	84	187
1894	<5	—	77	192
1893	<5	—	89	162
1892	<5	—	95	166
1891	<5	—	78	164
1890	<5	—	78	175
1889	<5	—	68	191
1888	<5	—	97	157
1887	<5	—	79	157
1886	<5	—	85	162
1885	<5	—	66	195
1884	<5	—	69	193
1883	<5	—	71	174
1882	<5	—	66	193
1881	<5	—	56	203
1880	<5	—	73	177