Nicholas
4 countries#112 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nicholas was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
929,199 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #112 · peaked in 1995 with 29,216 births
Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,362 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #190 · peaked in 1975 with 186 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
781 births recorded 1949–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1996 with 34 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Alpes-Maritimes, Yvelines, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
289 births recorded 1997–2024 · peaked in 2000 with 23 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nicholas’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #17 | — |
| 2007 | #20 | ↓3 |
| 2008 | #29 | ↓9 |
| 2009 | #32 | ↓3 |
| 2010 | #37 | ↓5 |
| 2011 | #42 | ↓5 |
| 2012 | #49 | ↓7 |
| 2013 | #54 | ↓5 |
| 2014 | #57 | ↓3 |
| 2015 | #62 | ↓5 |
| 2016 | #63 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #68 | ↓5 |
| 2018 | #74 | ↓6 |
| 2019 | #78 | ↓4 |
| 2020 | #87 | ↓9 |
| 2021 | #92 | ↓5 |
| 2022 | #97 | ↓5 |
| 2023 | #109 | ↓12 |
| 2024 | #117 | ↓8 |
| 2025 | #112 | ↑5 |
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