Trend of the Popularity of Nicholas as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,115 male babies that were named Nicholas in the US, which was 0.18% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Nicholas peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1995 with a count of 29,160 babies, which was 1.53% of the total male babies born in the US in 1995.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nicholas 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 Nicholas from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Nicholas as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	21018	1.18
1981	19775	1.10
1982	19643	1.08
1983	19891	1.11
1984	21017	1.16
1985	22384	1.21
1986	22800	1.24
1987	23247	1.25
1988	25303	1.32
1989	28230	1.41
1990	27913	1.36
1991	27357	1.35
1992	27762	1.39
1993	28114	1.43
1994	27770	1.44
1995	29160	1.53
1996	27724	1.46
1997	27258	1.45
1998	26632	1.39
1999	25639	1.34
2000	24653	1.25
2001	22849	1.18
2002	21390	1.10
2003	19696	1.00
2004	18519	0.93
2005	17076	0.86
2006	15675	0.76
2007	14362	0.69
2008	12533	0.61
2009	10856	0.55
2010	9653	0.50
2011	8601	0.45
2012	7742	0.41
2013	7147	0.38
2014	6779	0.35
2015	6263	0.33
2016	5765	0.30
2017	5372	0.29
2018	4847	0.27
2019	4642	0.26
2020	4065	0.24
2021	3866	0.22
2022	3643	0.21
2023	3261	0.19
2024	3038	0.18
2025	3115	0.18