Is Nickolas a boy or girl name?
Nickolas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 113 boys were named Nickolas, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 39,282 US babies named Nickolas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,549
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nickolas since 1882
- 39,282
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,156 babies
Boys and girls named Nickolas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 823 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 685 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 768 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,003 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 910 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 7,237 | 42 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 10,729 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 9,012 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,534 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 739 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 195 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 208 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 265 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 222 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 300 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 339 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 335 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 380 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 457 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 463 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 565 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 621 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 739 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 842 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 938 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 939 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,069 | #298 | 5 | #18,047 |
| 2003 | 911 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 891 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 973 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,089 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,138 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,156 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,083 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,067 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,052 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,080 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,084 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,069 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,002 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 998 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 1,048 | #248 | 6 | #11,869 |
| 1988 | 823 | #285 | 6 | #11,324 |
| 1987 | 789 | #278 | 5 | #12,638 |
| 1986 | 756 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 671 | #306 | 6 | #10,236 |
| 1984 | 619 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 648 | #304 | 7 | #8,686 |
| 1982 | 589 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 614 | #309 | 5 | #11,586 |
| 1980 | 680 | #299 | 7 | #8,771 |
| 1979 | 607 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 574 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 270 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 173 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 138 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 122 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 136 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 119 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 111 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 130 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 102 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 121 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 99 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 85 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 74 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 83 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 79 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 90 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 86 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 91 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 79 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 97 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 102 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 106 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 97 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 108 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 88 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 115 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 119 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 92 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 95 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 79 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 92 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 65 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 65 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 64 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 85 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 87 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 75 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 61 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 55 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 61 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 51 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 66 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 57 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 69 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 72 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 76 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 65 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 113 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 93 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 123 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 142 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 132 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 135 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 155 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 132 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 125 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 125 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 140 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 131 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 140 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 134 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 109 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 92 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 91 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 55 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 45 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 16 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #813 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nickolas reached #248 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #8,686 in 1983. 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 Nickolas
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.