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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nickolaus

Nickolaus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (72). More babies were named Nickolaus in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199072 babies
Total since 1880
1,795babies recorded

Nickolaus popularity since 1880

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Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#5,18318
2000#2,11848
1990#1,31472
1980#1,23556
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How popular is Nickolaus, counting every spelling?

Nickolaus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nickolaus?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Nickolaus are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 26 and 41. That makes Nickolaus mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nickolaus by state

How common Nickolaus was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWA0.03Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nickolaus, boys, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nickolaus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nickolaus, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nickolaus

How popular is the name Nickolaus?

Nickolaus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (72). More babies were named Nickolaus in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Nickolaus a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,795 boys.

Where was Nickolaus most popular?

In 1988–1992, Nickolaus was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Washington.