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Nicholas name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nicholas ranks #112 in male records (3,115 reported) and #11,640 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#11,640 · 8 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
No published 2024 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
No published 2021 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#112 · 3,115 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 77 male records (3,038 to 3,115); rank moved from #117 to #112.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 751 male records (3,866 to 3,115); rank moved from #92 to #112.
Peak year in available data
2016: 5,765 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Nicholas becoming more popular?

Nicholas's reported male count increased by 77 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #117 to #112. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Nicholas in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NicholasFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,7650201620252016: 6 female records2017: 6 female records2019: 8 female records2020: 5 female records2022: 6 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 5,765 male records2017: 5,372 male records2018: 4,847 male records2019: 4,642 male records2020: 4,065 male records2021: 3,866 male records2022: 3,643 male records2023: 3,261 male records2024: 3,038 male records2025: 3,115 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,6403,115112
2024——3,038117
2023——3,261109
2022614,8163,64397
2021——3,86692
2020516,8414,06587
2019812,1274,64278
2018——4,84774
2017615,4165,37268
2016615,7035,76563

Questions about Nicholas’s popularity

How common is Nicholas in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nicholas ranks #112 in male records (3,115 reported) and #11,640 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Nicholas?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nicholas only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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