How Many People Are Named Nickles?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Nickles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nickles peaked in popularity in 1994 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nickles 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 Nickles paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nickles is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nickles
Nickles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nickles as a male name
Ranked #13,433 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Nickles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nickles span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 11 babies were registered. While Nickles is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nickles by Decade
How has Nickles 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.
Nickles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nickles
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nickles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickles?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Nickles 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Nickles a common name?
Nickles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nickles most popular?
Nickles reached peak popularity in 1994, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nickles is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nickles a male name?
Nickles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nickles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nickles Smith, Nickles Johnson, Nickles 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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