Is Nicholaus a boy or girl name?
Nicholaus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Nicholaus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,255 US babies named Nicholaus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,572
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nicholaus since 1950
- 3,255
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 168 babies
Boys and girls named Nicholaus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 969 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 468 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,572 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,838 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,541 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,524 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,481 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,407 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,244 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,249 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,318 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,714 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,574 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,487 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,600 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,662 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,053 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 104 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 105 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 104 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 119 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 102 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 114 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 107 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 133 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 168 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 153 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 167 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 130 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,113 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,998 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,376 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,378 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicholaus reached #662 in 1979. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicholaus
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.