How Many People Are Named Nichalas?
An estimated 271 people in the United States have the first name Nichalas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Nichalas peaked in popularity in 1988 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nichalas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nichalas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
271
About 1 in 1,264,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1988
15 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nichalas
Nichalas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nichalas as a male name
Ranked #11,628 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1988 (15 births)
Nichalas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nichalas span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 101 babies were registered. While Nichalas is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nichalas by Decade
How has Nichalas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nichalas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nichalas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nichalas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nichalas?
We estimate approximately 271 people named Nichalas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,264,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Nichalas a common name?
Nichalas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nichalas most popular?
Nichalas reached peak popularity in 1988, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nichalas is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nichalas a male name?
Nichalas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nichalas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nichalas Smith, Nichalas Johnson, Nichalas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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