How Many People Are Named Nikholas?
An estimated 147 people in the United States have the first name Nikholas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nikholas peaked in popularity in 2011 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikholas 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 Nikholas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
147
About 1 in 2,331,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2011
13 births
Total Registered
149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikholas
Nikholas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 149 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikholas as a male name
Ranked #11,742 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 2011 (13 births)
Nikholas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikholas span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 62 babies were registered. Nikholas remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nikholas by Decade
How has Nikholas 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.
Nikholas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikholas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikholas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikholas?
We estimate approximately 147 people named Nikholas 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 2,331,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikholas a common name?
Nikholas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikholas most popular?
Nikholas reached peak popularity in 2011, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikholas is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikholas a male name?
Nikholas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikholas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikholas Smith, Nikholas Johnson, Nikholas 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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