Masculine dossier · first seen 1962

Nicholai

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nicholai
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1962Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

66.7%

2024

All-time

1,011

Nicholai is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 51 boys were named Nicholai.

In 2024, only 17 boys were given the name.

Down 66.7% from its peak.

All told, about 1,011 Americans have been named Nicholai and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1962.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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