Trend of the Popularity of Nicolas 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 1,992 male babies that were named Nicolas in the US, which was 0.12% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Nicolas peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2003 with a count of 3,003 babies, which was 0.15% of the total male babies born in the US in 2003.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nicolas 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 Nicolas from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	848	0.05
1981	896	0.05
1982	894	0.05
1983	945	0.05
1984	959	0.05
1985	1000	0.05
1986	974	0.05
1987	1021	0.06
1988	1204	0.06
1989	1530	0.08
1990	1643	0.08
1991	1589	0.08
1992	1798	0.09
1993	1819	0.09
1994	1953	0.10
1995	2006	0.11
1996	2298	0.12
1997	2430	0.13
1998	2920	0.15
1999	2763	0.14
2000	2846	0.14
2001	2824	0.14
2002	2810	0.14
2003	3003	0.15
2004	2872	0.14
2005	2966	0.15
2006	2939	0.14
2007	2833	0.14
2008	2683	0.13
2009	2490	0.13
2010	2392	0.13
2011	2240	0.12
2012	2131	0.11
2013	2129	0.11
2014	2077	0.11
2015	1998	0.10
2016	2085	0.11
2017	1918	0.10
2018	2097	0.12
2019	2145	0.12
2020	1891	0.11
2021	2008	0.12
2022	1989	0.11
2023	1897	0.11
2024	1992	0.12