Nicholas

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Nicholas is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 926,036 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 922,897 as boys and 3,139 as girls. Nicholas gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1995 and has since declined significantly. It is the #48 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,025
2023 3,257
2022 3,645
2021 3,862
2020 4,065
2019 4,648
2018 4,843
2017 5,373
2016 5,769
2015 6,266
2014 6,791
2013 7,160
2012 7,749
2011 8,616
2010 9,663
2009 10,873
2008 12,551
2007 14,376
2006 15,690
2005 17,100
2004 18,591
2003 19,740
2002 21,429
2001 22,883
2000 24,693
1999 25,678
1998 26,671
1997 27,308
1996 27,774
1995 29,217
1994 27,833
1993 28,206
1992 27,841
1991 27,438
1990 27,983
1989 28,353
1988 25,435
1987 23,409
1986 22,935
1985 22,546
1984 21,164
1983 20,029
1982 19,778
1981 19,901
1980 21,164
1979 21,483
1978 16,451
1977 6,107
1976 3,485
1975 3,342
1974 3,239
1973 3,170
1972 2,860
1971 2,631
1970 2,709
1969 2,585
1968 2,567
1967 2,300
1966 2,146
1965 2,075
1964 2,070
1963 2,140
1962 2,145
1961 2,084
1960 2,299
1959 2,202
1958 2,198
1957 2,204
1956 2,218
1955 2,194
1954 2,379
1953 2,364
1952 2,343
1951 2,388
1950 2,176
1949 2,003
1948 1,934
1947 1,935
1946 1,675
1945 1,362
1944 1,362
1943 1,440
1942 1,500
1941 1,218
1940 1,102
1939 1,032
1938 994
1937 935
1936 929
1935 911
1934 873
1933 895
1932 931
1931 1,111
1930 1,145
1929 1,205
1928 1,223
1927 1,284
1926 1,335
1925 1,339
1924 1,501
1923 1,473
1922 1,421
1921 1,559
1920 1,360
1919 1,328
1918 1,488
1917 1,418
1916 1,426
1915 1,427
1914 1,151
1913 796
1912 676
1911 308
1910 235
1909 204
1908 226
1907 161
1906 144
1905 112
1904 102
1903 90
1902 112
1901 88
1900 95
1899 69
1898 94
1897 87
1896 106
1895 84
1894 77
1893 89
1892 95
1891 78
1890 78
1889 68
1888 97
1887 79
1886 85
1885 66
1884 69
1883 71
1882 66
1881 56
1880 73