How Many People Are Named Nicholos?
An estimated 686 people in the United States have the first name Nicholos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Nicholos peaked in popularity in 1983 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholos 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 Nicholos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
686
About 1 in 499,642 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1983
35 births
Total Registered
768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholos
Nicholos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 768 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicholos as a male name
Ranked #11,769 in 2010
6 male births in 2010
Peak: 1983 (35 births)
Nicholos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholos span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 250 babies were registered. Nicholos has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicholos by Decade
How has Nicholos 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.
Nicholos by State
Birth registrations for Nicholos span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 9 Nicholoss were registered per state.
Nicholos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicholos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholos?
We estimate approximately 686 people named Nicholos 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 499,642 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholos a common name?
Nicholos is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholos most popular?
Nicholos reached peak popularity in 1983, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholos is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholos a male name?
Nicholos is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholos Smith, Nicholos Johnson, Nicholos 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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