How Many People Are Named Nicolae?
An estimated 171 people in the United States have the first name Nicolae. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nicolae peaked in popularity in 2010 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicolae 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 Nicolae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
171
About 1 in 2,004,411 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
18 births
Total Registered
173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicolae
Nicolae is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 173 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicolae as a male name
Ranked #10,565 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (18 births)
Nicolae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicolae span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. While Nicolae is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nicolae by Decade
How has Nicolae 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.
Nicolae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicolae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicolae
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicolae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicolae?
We estimate approximately 171 people named Nicolae 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 2,004,411 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicolae a common name?
Nicolae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicolae most popular?
Nicolae reached peak popularity in 2010, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicolae is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicolae a male name?
Nicolae is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicolae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicolae Smith, Nicolae Johnson, Nicolae 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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