Masculine dossier · first seen 1950

Nicholaus

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1981

Peak era

1981

Peak rank proxy

168

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1950Peak 19812024

Peak year

1981

Decline from peak

93.5%

2024

All-time

3,255

Nicholaus 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 1981, when 168 boys were named Nicholaus.

In 2024, only 11 boys were given the name.

Down 93.5% from its peak.

All told, about 3,255 Americans have been named Nicholaus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1950.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1981

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