How Many People Are Named Nicolasa?
An estimated 431 people in the United States have the first name Nicolasa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Nicolasa peaked in popularity in 1920 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicolasa 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 Nicolasa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
431
About 1 in 795,254 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1920
43 births
Total Registered
1,127
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicolasa
Nicolasa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,127 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicolasa as a female name
Ranked #15,699 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1920 (43 births)
Nicolasa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicolasa span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 288 babies were registered. Nicolasa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicolasa by Decade
How has Nicolasa 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.
Nicolasa by State
Nicolasa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicolasa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicolasa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicolasa?
We estimate approximately 431 people named Nicolasa 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 795,254 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicolasa a common name?
Nicolasa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,127 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicolasa most popular?
Nicolasa reached peak popularity in 1920, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicolasa is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicolasa a female name?
Nicolasa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicolasa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicolasa Smith, Nicolasa Johnson, Nicolasa 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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