Nicolas
7 lettersMale #177 · 2,053 reported
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US name popularity
Nicolas name popularity
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nicolas ranks #177 in male records (2,053 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
Key facts
- 2025 female rank and count
- No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
- 2025 male rank and count
- #177 · 2,053 reported
- 1-year change, since 2024 (male)
- Count increased by 56 male records (1,997 to 2,053); rank moved from #184 to #177.
- 5-year change, since 2021 (male)
- Count increased by 44 male records (2,009 to 2,053); rank moved from #189 to #177.
- Peak year in available data
- 2019: 2,145 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.
Is Nicolas becoming more popular?
Nicolas's reported male count increased by 56 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #184 to #177. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.
The 2025 file has no published female observation for Nicolas. That is not a count of zero.
Nicolas 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.
View all annual counts and ranks
| Year | Female count | Female rank | Male count | Male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 2,053 | 177 |
| 2024 | — | — | 1,997 | 184 |
| 2023 | — | — | 1,901 | 192 |
| 2022 | — | — | 1,989 | 191 |
| 2021 | — | — | 2,009 | 189 |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,894 | 202 |
| 2019 | — | — | 2,145 | 181 |
| 2018 | — | — | 2,098 | 195 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,726 | 1,919 | 206 |
| 2016 | — | — | 2,085 | 194 |
Questions about Nicolas’s popularity
How common is Nicolas in the US?
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nicolas ranks #177 in male records (2,053 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 Nicolas?
No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nicolas only.
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