Nicolas Boy
How popular is Nicolas?
#177 boy name in 2025
2,053 baby boys were named Nicolas in the US in 2025, making it the 177th most popular boy name.
Nicolas popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #177 for boys (▲ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,053 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #202 in 2015, #202 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (3,003 boys) |
| Highest rank | #132 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nicolas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nicolas family of names ranked #152 for boys in 2025 (#160 the year before), with 2,575 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas | 2,053 | 80% |
| Nikolas | 375 | 15% |
| Nickolas | 118 | 5% |
| Niklas | 10 | 0% |
| Nicklas | 7 | 0% |
| Nikkolas | 6 | 0% |
| Nikoloz | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nicolas is most popular
Babies named Nicolas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 2.6 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- California: 2.3 per 1,000 (2,107 boys)
- Connecticut: 2.2 per 1,000 (148 boys)
- Florida: 2.1 per 1,000 (1,003 boys)
- Texas: 2.0 per 1,000 (1,794 boys)
Nicolas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #641 |
| 1890s | 19 | #856 |
| 1900s | 51 | #779 |
| 1910s | 367 | #784 |
| 1920s | 749 | #657 |
| 1930s | 567 | #718 |
| 1940s | 694 | #701 |
| 1950s | 1,041 | #664 |
| 1960s | 1,388 | #577 |
| 1970s | 3,870 | #243 |
| 1980s | 10,268 | #191 |
| 1990s | 21,219 | #132 |
| 2000s | 28,267 | #134 |
| 2010s | 21,216 | #163 |
| 2020s | 11,843 | #177 |
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Questions
- Is Nicolas a boy or girl name?
- Nicolas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nicolas were boys.
- How popular is the name Nicolas?
- 2,053 baby boys were named Nicolas in the US in 2025, making it the 177th most popular boy name.
- When was Nicolas most popular?
- Nicolas peaked in 2003, when 3,003 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #132 in 1998.
- How many people are named Nicolas?
- 101,764 babies have been named Nicolas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 97,074 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Nicolas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nicolas was most common in District of Columbia, at 2.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.