Name Legacy

Nickolaus

Recorded 1921–2019 · United States

Nickolaus was most popular in 1990, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,148 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,795 people named Nickolaus.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#3,148
Births that year72
Total since 18801,795
Given to100% boys

Nickolaus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nickolaus’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nickolaus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nickolaus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,795 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Nickolaus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org