How Many People Are Named Nichlas?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Nichlas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Nichlas peaked in popularity in 1978 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nichlas 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 Nichlas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1978
20 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nichlas
Nichlas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nichlas as a male name
Ranked #12,661 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1978 (20 births)
Nichlas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nichlas span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 121 babies were registered. Nichlas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nichlas by Decade
How has Nichlas 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.
Nichlas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nichlas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nichlas
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Nichlas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nichlas?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Nichlas 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Nichlas a common name?
Nichlas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nichlas most popular?
Nichlas reached peak popularity in 1978, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nichlas is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nichlas a male name?
Nichlas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nichlas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nichlas Smith, Nichlas Johnson, Nichlas 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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