Nickolas
3 countries#1492 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nickolas was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
39,403 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1492 · peaked in 1998 with 1,156 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Michigan, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
66 births recorded 1980–2007 · peaked in 1994 with 9 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
9 births recorded 1974–1988 · peaked in 1974 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nickolas’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #335 | — |
| 2007 | #369 | ↓34 |
| 2008 | #399 | ↓30 |
| 2009 | #447 | ↓48 |
| 2010 | #465 | ↓18 |
| 2011 | #549 | ↓84 |
| 2012 | #565 | ↓16 |
| 2013 | #645 | ↓80 |
| 2014 | #720 | ↓75 |
| 2015 | #727 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #788 | ↓61 |
| 2017 | #936 | ↓148 |
| 2018 | #840 | ↑96 |
| 2019 | #1004 | ↓164 |
| 2020 | #1039 | ↓35 |
| 2021 | #1170 | ↓131 |
| 2022 | #1393 | ↓223 |
| 2023 | #1408 | ↓15 |
| 2024 | #1540 | ↓132 |
| 2025 | #1492 | ↑48 |
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