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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 3,025 male babies that were named Nicholas in the US, which was 0.18% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Nicholas peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1995 with a count of 29,161 babies, which was 1.53% of the total male babies born in the US in 1995.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	21025	1.18
1981	19777	1.10
1982	19642	1.08
1983	19894	1.11
1984	21018	1.16
1985	22384	1.21
1986	22800	1.24
1987	23249	1.25
1988	25300	1.32
1989	28231	1.41
1990	27914	1.36
1991	27357	1.35
1992	27761	1.39
1993	28115	1.43
1994	27767	1.44
1995	29161	1.53
1996	27722	1.46
1997	27257	1.45
1998	26633	1.39
1999	25639	1.34
2000	24654	1.25
2001	22848	1.18
2002	21390	1.10
2003	19696	1.00
2004	18519	0.93
2005	17076	0.86
2006	15674	0.76
2007	14362	0.69
2008	12530	0.61
2009	10855	0.55
2010	9652	0.50
2011	8601	0.45
2012	7741	0.41
2013	7147	0.38
2014	6779	0.35
2015	6259	0.33
2016	5763	0.30
2017	5367	0.29
2018	4843	0.27
2019	4640	0.26
2020	4065	0.24
2021	3862	0.22
2022	3639	0.21
2023	3257	0.19
2024	3025	0.18