How Many People Are Named Nycholas?
An estimated 198 people in the United States have the first name Nycholas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Nycholas peaked in popularity in 2003 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nycholas 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 Nycholas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
198
About 1 in 1,731,083 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
20 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nycholas
Nycholas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nycholas as a male name
Ranked #10,465 in 2011
7 male births in 2011
Peak: 2003 (20 births)
Nycholas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nycholas span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 114 babies were registered. Nycholas has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nycholas by Decade
How has Nycholas 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.
Nycholas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nycholas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nycholas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nycholas?
We estimate approximately 198 people named Nycholas 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 1,731,083 Americans share this first name.
Is Nycholas a common name?
Nycholas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nycholas most popular?
Nycholas reached peak popularity in 2003, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nycholas is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nycholas a male name?
Nycholas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nycholas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nycholas Smith, Nycholas Johnson, Nycholas 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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