How Many People Are Named Nicholis?
An estimated 717 people in the United States have the first name Nicholis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Nicholis peaked in popularity in 1990 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholis 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 Nicholis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
717
About 1 in 478,040 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1990
38 births
Total Registered
742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholis
Nicholis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 742 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicholis as a male name
Ranked #13,489 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1990 (38 births)
Nicholis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholis span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 252 babies were registered. Nicholis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicholis by Decade
How has Nicholis 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.
Nicholis by State
Nicholis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicholis
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Nicholis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholis?
We estimate approximately 717 people named Nicholis 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 478,040 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholis a common name?
Nicholis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholis most popular?
Nicholis reached peak popularity in 1990, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholis is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholis a male name?
Nicholis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholis Smith, Nicholis Johnson, Nicholis 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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