How Many People Are Named Nicholes?
An estimated 847 people in the United States have the first name Nicholes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Nicholes peaked in popularity in 1989 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholes 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 Nicholes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
847
About 1 in 404,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1989
40 births
Total Registered
879
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholes
Nicholes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 879 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicholes as a male name
Ranked #13,482 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1989 (40 births)
Nicholes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholes span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 294 babies were registered. Nicholes has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicholes by Decade
How has Nicholes 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.
Nicholes by State
Birth registrations for Nicholes span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, New York, Florida. On average, about 20 Nicholess were registered per state.
Nicholes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicholes
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicholes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholes?
We estimate approximately 847 people named Nicholes 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 404,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholes a common name?
Nicholes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 879 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholes most popular?
Nicholes reached peak popularity in 1989, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholes is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholes a male name?
Nicholes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholes Smith, Nicholes Johnson, Nicholes 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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