Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nicholas

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

29,161

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

89.6%

2024

3,025

All-time

922,897

Nicholas 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 1995, when 29,161 boys were named Nicholas.

In 2024, only 3,025 boys were given the name.

Down 89.6% from its peak.

All told, about 922,897 Americans have been named Nicholas and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1995

199529,161 boys named Nicholas

20243,025 boys named Nicholas

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