Is Nicolas a boy or girl name?
Nicolas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,992 boys were named Nicolas, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 99,700 US babies named Nicolas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #185
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nicolas since 1882
- 99,700
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 3,012 babies
Boys and girls named Nicolas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 749 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 567 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,042 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,389 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,872 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 10,271 | 77 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 21,219 | 43 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 28,266 | 42 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 21,212 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 9,777 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,992 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,897 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,989 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,008 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,891 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,145 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,097 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,918 | #206 | 5 | #17,721 |
| 2016 | 2,085 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,998 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,077 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,129 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,131 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,240 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,392 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,490 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,683 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,833 | #144 | 6 | #17,026 |
| 2006 | 2,939 | #140 | 5 | #19,238 |
| 2005 | 2,966 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,872 | #138 | 8 | #12,431 |
| 2003 | 3,003 | #134 | 9 | #11,079 |
| 2002 | 2,810 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,824 | #142 | 9 | #10,767 |
| 2000 | 2,846 | #137 | 5 | #16,840 |
| 1999 | 2,763 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2,920 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,430 | #143 | 5 | #15,418 |
| 1996 | 2,298 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 2,006 | #164 | 7 | #11,388 |
| 1994 | 1,953 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,819 | #177 | 5 | #15,068 |
| 1992 | 1,798 | #179 | 10 | #8,532 |
| 1991 | 1,589 | #195 | 10 | #8,413 |
| 1990 | 1,643 | #187 | 6 | #12,431 |
| 1989 | 1,530 | #191 | 8 | #9,381 |
| 1988 | 1,204 | #218 | 14 | #5,809 |
| 1987 | 1,021 | #230 | 10 | #7,177 |
| 1986 | 974 | #238 | 7 | #9,260 |
| 1985 | 1,000 | #231 | 11 | #6,323 |
| 1984 | 959 | #233 | 8 | #7,924 |
| 1983 | 945 | #237 | 9 | #7,106 |
| 1982 | 894 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 896 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 848 | #260 | 10 | #6,625 |
| 1979 | 906 | #243 | 7 | #8,684 |
| 1978 | 799 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 436 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 307 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 309 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 226 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 250 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 205 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 212 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 222 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 179 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 169 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 172 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 123 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 139 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 131 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 120 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 114 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 108 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 134 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 122 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 111 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 101 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 102 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 90 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 106 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 102 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 104 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 111 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 93 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 95 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 66 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 88 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 79 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 69 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 61 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 62 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 58 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 56 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 60 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 54 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 55 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 46 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 57 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 57 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 49 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 69 | #760 | 5 | #4,911 |
| 1931 | 70 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 76 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 79 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 78 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 65 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 83 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 96 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 69 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 74 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 74 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 70 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 54 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 64 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 57 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 43 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicolas reached #132 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #4,911 in 1932. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicolas
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.