Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Nicolas

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

3,003

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1882Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

33.7%

2024

1,992

All-time

99,521

Nicolas has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2003, when 3,003 boys were named Nicolas.

In 2024, only 1,992 boys were given the name.

Down 33.7% from its peak.

All told, about 99,521 Americans have been named Nicolas and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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