Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nicolas

#313 most common boys' name of all time · #689 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#313
Rank overall
#689 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
101,764
Since 2016
20,095
Peak year
2003 #134
Best rank
#132 1998
Girls Boys peak 3,012/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Nicolas first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 2,053 2,053 #177
2024 — 1,997 1,997 #184
2023 — 1,901 1,901 #192
2022 — 1,989 1,989 #191
2021 — 2,009 2,009 #189
2020 — 1,894 1,894 #202
2019 — 2,145 2,145 #181
2018 — 2,098 2,098 #195
2017 5 1,919 1,924 #206
2016 — 2,085 2,085 #194
2015 — 1,998 1,998 #202
2014 — 2,077 2,077 #196
2013 — 2,129 2,129 #191
2012 — 2,131 2,131 #180
2011 — 2,242 2,242 #168
2010 — 2,392 2,392 #163
2009 — 2,491 2,491 #157
2008 — 2,683 2,683 #151
2007 6 2,833 2,839 #144
2006 5 2,939 2,944 #140
2005 — 2,966 2,966 #136
2004 8 2,872 2,880 #138
2003 9 3,003 3,012 #134
2002 — 2,810 2,810 #137
2001 9 2,824 2,833 #142
2000 5 2,846 2,851 #137
1999 — 2,763 2,763 #138
1998 — 2,920 2,920 #132
1997 5 2,430 2,435 #143
1996 — 2,298 2,298 #151
1995 7 2,006 2,013 #164
1994 — 1,953 1,953 #164
1993 5 1,819 1,824 #177
1992 10 1,798 1,808 #179
1991 10 1,589 1,599 #195
1990 6 1,643 1,649 #187
1989 8 1,530 1,538 #191
1988 14 1,204 1,218 #218
1987 10 1,020 1,030 #230
1986 7 974 981 #238
1985 11 1,001 1,012 #231
1984 8 959 967 #233
1983 9 944 953 #237
1982 — 893 893 #249
1981 — 896 896 #248
1980 10 847 857 #260
1979 7 905 912 #243
1978 — 799 799 #253
1977 — 436 436 #375
1976 — 307 307 #445
1975 — 309 309 #453
1974 — 226 226 #529
1973 — 250 250 #496
1972 — 205 205 #558
1971 — 212 212 #556
1970 — 221 221 #547
1969 — 179 179 #583
1968 — 169 169 #585
1967 — 172 172 #579
1966 — 123 123 #669
1965 — 139 139 #638
1964 — 130 130 #678
1963 — 120 120 #714
1962 — 114 114 #719
1961 — 108 108 #740
1960 — 134 134 #677
1959 — 122 122 #693
1958 — 111 111 #714
1957 — 100 100 #755
1956 — 102 102 #728
1955 — 90 90 #769
1954 — 106 106 #706
1953 — 102 102 #703
1952 — 104 104 #685
1951 — 111 111 #666
1950 — 93 93 #712
1949 — 95 95 #706
1948 — 66 66 #841
1947 — 88 88 #735
1946 — 79 79 #742
1945 — 69 69 #740
1944 — 61 61 #806
1943 — 62 62 #841
1942 — 58 58 #861
1941 — 56 56 #847
1940 — 60 60 #806
1939 — 34 34 #1,112
1938 — 54 54 #851
1937 — 55 55 #827
1936 — 46 46 #911
1935 — 57 57 #829
1934 — 57 57 #832
1933 — 49 49 #888
1932 5 69 74 #760
1931 — 70 70 #737
1930 — 76 76 #722
1929 — 79 79 #699
1928 — 78 78 #728
1927 — 65 65 #833
1926 — 61 61 #852
1925 — 83 83 #713
1924 — 96 96 #663
1923 — 69 69 #809
1922 — 74 74 #773
1921 — 74 74 #787
1920 — 70 70 #804
1919 — 54 54 #914
1918 — 45 45 #1,007
1917 — 64 64 #790
1916 — 27 27 #1,319
1915 — 57 57 #810
1914 — 43 43 #813
1913 — 32 32 #863
1912 — 22 22 #987
1911 — 9 9 #1,239
1910 — 14 14 #846
1909 — 12 12 #878
1908 — 12 12 #816
1907 — 6 6 #1,267
1905 — 7 7 #1,053
1904 — 9 9 #859
1900 — 5 5 #1,393
1898 — 6 6 #1,076
1896 — 6 6 #1,053
1894 — 7 7 #921
1889 — 5 5 #1,063
1886 — 7 7 #829
1885 — 9 9 #697
1882 — 5 5 #1,076