How Many People Are Named Nicholaus?
people named Nicholaus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 110,217 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,260 babies named Nicholaus in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
168 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicholaus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicholaus alive today is about 35 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicholaus first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1981, to 168 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicholaus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #662, in 1979 and 1981. In 2025 it ranked #13,327.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,327 |
| Best rank | #662 (1979 and 1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #856 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicholaus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicholaus were born in California than in any other state: about 439 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicholaus was given 3.2 times as often in Washington, 2.7 times in California and 1.9 times in Missouri.
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