Name Legacy

Nicolaus

Recorded 1971–2023 · United States

Nicolaus was most popular in 1998, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,676 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,141 people named Nicolaus.

Most popular in1998
Rank that year#4,676
Births that year47
Total since 18801,141
Given to100% boys

Nicolaus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nicolaus’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nicolaus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nicolaus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,141 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nicolaus

Where Nicolaus 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