Trend of the Popularity of Nicholas as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 414 male babies that were named Nicholas in California, which was 0.23% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Nicholas peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 3,469 babies, which was 1.20% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Nicholas, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Nicholas.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Nicholas in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nicholas in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Nicholas from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Nicholas as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2087	1.09
1981	2055	1.02
1982	2226	1.09
1983	2283	1.10
1984	2452	1.16
1985	2634	1.18
1986	2655	1.16
1987	2670	1.12
1988	3076	1.22
1989	3277	1.22
1990	3469	1.20
1991	3199	1.11
1992	3100	1.09
1993	3095	1.12
1994	2851	1.07
1995	3004	1.16
1996	2863	1.13
1997	2635	1.07
1998	2757	1.13
1999	2536	1.05
2000	2586	1.04
2001	2326	0.95
2002	2208	0.90
2003	2017	0.80
2004	2007	0.80
2005	1822	0.72
2006	1673	0.64
2007	1518	0.58
2008	1418	0.56
2009	1257	0.52
2010	1210	0.52
2011	1092	0.47
2012	1009	0.44
2013	908	0.40
2014	901	0.39
2015	906	0.40
2016	839	0.38
2017	766	0.36
2018	713	0.35
2019	680	0.34
2020	597	0.32
2021	526	0.28
2022	525	0.28
2023	427	0.24
2024	414	0.23