Is Nicholas a boy or girl name?
Nicholas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 3,025 boys were named Nicholas, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 926,036 US babies named Nicholas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #118
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nicholas since 1880
- 926,036
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 29,217 babies
Boys and girls named Nicholas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 730 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 857 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 10,233 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 13,608 | 92 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 9,716 | 40 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 15,503 | 28 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 22,614 | 52 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 22,343 | 68 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 65,069 | 408 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 223,320 | 1,394 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 275,326 | 623 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 177,604 | 322 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 66,792 | 86 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 17,848 | 6 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,025 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3,257 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3,639 | #97 | 6 | #14,806 |
| 2021 | 3,862 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4,065 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4,640 | #78 | 8 | #12,124 |
| 2018 | 4,843 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5,367 | #68 | 6 | #15,412 |
| 2016 | 5,763 | #63 | 6 | #15,698 |
| 2015 | 6,259 | #62 | 7 | #14,081 |
| 2014 | 6,779 | #57 | 12 | #9,393 |
| 2013 | 7,147 | #54 | 13 | #8,924 |
| 2012 | 7,741 | #49 | 8 | #13,117 |
| 2011 | 8,601 | #42 | 15 | #8,092 |
| 2010 | 9,652 | #37 | 11 | #10,273 |
| 2009 | 10,855 | #32 | 18 | #7,269 |
| 2008 | 12,530 | #29 | 21 | #6,505 |
| 2007 | 14,362 | #20 | 14 | #8,876 |
| 2006 | 15,674 | #17 | 16 | #7,758 |
| 2005 | 17,076 | #15 | 24 | #5,391 |
| 2004 | 18,519 | #13 | 72 | #2,387 |
| 2003 | 19,696 | #12 | 44 | #3,331 |
| 2002 | 21,390 | #9 | 39 | #3,511 |
| 2001 | 22,848 | #6 | 35 | #3,763 |
| 2000 | 24,654 | #6 | 39 | #3,443 |
| 1999 | 25,639 | #5 | 39 | #3,294 |
| 1998 | 26,633 | #6 | 38 | #3,277 |
| 1997 | 27,257 | #6 | 51 | #2,544 |
| 1996 | 27,722 | #6 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 1995 | 29,161 | #6 | 56 | #2,362 |
| 1994 | 27,767 | #9 | 66 | #2,095 |
| 1993 | 28,115 | #8 | 91 | #1,662 |
| 1992 | 27,761 | #12 | 80 | #1,814 |
| 1991 | 27,357 | #12 | 81 | #1,775 |
| 1990 | 27,914 | #14 | 69 | #1,984 |
| 1989 | 28,231 | #14 | 122 | #1,299 |
| 1988 | 25,300 | #14 | 135 | #1,136 |
| 1987 | 23,249 | #16 | 160 | #985 |
| 1986 | 22,800 | #17 | 135 | #1,103 |
| 1985 | 22,384 | #19 | 162 | #960 |
| 1984 | 21,018 | #20 | 146 | #992 |
| 1983 | 19,894 | #21 | 135 | #1,039 |
| 1982 | 19,642 | #22 | 136 | #1,061 |
| 1981 | 19,777 | #21 | 124 | #1,120 |
| 1980 | 21,025 | #17 | 139 | #1,033 |
| 1979 | 21,343 | #15 | 140 | #1,013 |
| 1978 | 16,343 | #25 | 108 | #1,171 |
| 1977 | 6,073 | #51 | 34 | #2,541 |
| 1976 | 3,465 | #77 | 20 | #3,491 |
| 1975 | 3,318 | #81 | 24 | #3,024 |
| 1974 | 3,218 | #80 | 21 | #3,281 |
| 1973 | 3,154 | #84 | 16 | #3,906 |
| 1972 | 2,844 | #99 | 16 | #3,833 |
| 1971 | 2,609 | #123 | 22 | #3,121 |
| 1970 | 2,702 | #123 | 7 | #6,831 |
| 1969 | 2,577 | #123 | 8 | #5,820 |
| 1968 | 2,551 | #118 | 16 | #3,408 |
| 1967 | 2,288 | #130 | 12 | #3,988 |
| 1966 | 2,139 | #139 | 7 | #5,648 |
| 1965 | 2,068 | #150 | 7 | #5,647 |
| 1964 | 2,070 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 2,130 | #155 | 10 | #4,456 |
| 1962 | 2,145 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 2,076 | #158 | 8 | #5,170 |
| 1960 | 2,299 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 2,196 | #156 | 6 | #6,035 |
| 1958 | 2,189 | #153 | 9 | #4,415 |
| 1957 | 2,197 | #152 | 7 | #5,237 |
| 1956 | 2,212 | #147 | 6 | #5,763 |
| 1955 | 2,186 | #141 | 8 | #4,632 |
| 1954 | 2,368 | #135 | 11 | #3,647 |
| 1953 | 2,359 | #131 | 5 | #6,289 |
| 1952 | 2,343 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 2,388 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 2,176 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,998 | #136 | 5 | #5,811 |
| 1948 | 1,929 | #142 | 5 | #5,797 |
| 1947 | 1,935 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,675 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,356 | #151 | 6 | #4,397 |
| 1944 | 1,362 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,434 | #148 | 6 | #4,553 |
| 1942 | 1,500 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 1,212 | #146 | 6 | #4,295 |
| 1940 | 1,102 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 1,032 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 989 | #161 | 5 | #4,811 |
| 1937 | 935 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 929 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 911 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 873 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 888 | #160 | 7 | #3,659 |
| 1932 | 925 | #163 | 6 | #4,286 |
| 1931 | 1,103 | #145 | 8 | #3,414 |
| 1930 | 1,131 | #147 | 14 | #2,390 |
| 1929 | 1,192 | #142 | 13 | #2,540 |
| 1928 | 1,216 | #140 | 7 | #4,069 |
| 1927 | 1,272 | #137 | 12 | #2,814 |
| 1926 | 1,319 | #133 | 16 | #2,325 |
| 1925 | 1,332 | #133 | 7 | #4,319 |
| 1924 | 1,488 | #122 | 13 | #2,774 |
| 1923 | 1,468 | #120 | 5 | #5,498 |
| 1922 | 1,414 | #122 | 7 | #4,323 |
| 1921 | 1,553 | #114 | 6 | #4,932 |
| 1920 | 1,354 | #124 | 6 | #4,816 |
| 1919 | 1,321 | #122 | 7 | #4,140 |
| 1918 | 1,488 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 1,412 | #109 | 6 | #4,457 |
| 1916 | 1,419 | #107 | 7 | #3,821 |
| 1915 | 1,427 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 1,151 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 796 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 676 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 308 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 235 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 204 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 226 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 161 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 144 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 112 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 102 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 90 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 112 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 88 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 95 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 69 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 94 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 87 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 106 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 84 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 77 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 89 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 95 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 78 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 78 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 68 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 97 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 79 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 85 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 66 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 69 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 71 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 66 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 56 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 73 | #178 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicholas reached #5 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #960 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicholas
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.