How Many People Are Named Nicolas?
people named Nicolas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,529 people in the US has this name
Based on 101,764 babies named Nicolas in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,012 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of NICHOLAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nicolas (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicolas alive today is about 22 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicolas first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2003, to 3,012 babies. In 2025, 2,053 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicolas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #132, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #177.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #177 |
| Best rank | #132 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #139 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicolas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicolas were born in California than in any other state: about 20,479 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicolas was given 1.7 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.7 times in Florida and 1.6 times in California.
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