How Many People Are Named Nicholas Peters?

There are approximately 376 people named Nicholas Peters living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 911,581 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nicholas with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Peters. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

376

1 in 911,581 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Nicholas

Last Name

Peters

Nicholas: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nicholas. The peak year was 1995 with 29,217 births. The average person named Nicholas today is 33 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Nicholas

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nicholas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (11.46%) and Black (4.74%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Nicholas in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Nicholas rose or fell over time.

White

77.48%

Black

4.74%

Hispanic

11.46%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.97%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.45%

Two or More Races

3.90%

Ancestry of the Peters Surname

The surname Peters was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Peters in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

79.54%

Black

10.52%

Hispanic

3.65%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.24%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.23%

Two or More Races

3.82%

How we calculated this

The first name "Nicholas" has an estimated frequency of 0.249% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Peters" appears at a rate of 44.19 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Nicholas are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 376 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Nicholas

Nicholas Smith Nicholas Johnson Nicholas Williams Nicholas Brown Nicholas Jones Nicholas Garcia Nicholas Miller Nicholas Harris

Other people with the surname Peters

Michael Peters James Peters John Peters David Peters Robert Peters William Peters Mary Peters

Nicholas Peters: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Nicholas Peters?

We estimate approximately 376 people named Nicholas Peters are alive in the United States today. The first name Nicholas is shared by 851,882 Americans, and the surname Peters is shared by 151,480.

How rare is the name Nicholas Peters?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 911,581 Americans. The first name Nicholas is very common and the surname Peters is common.

Is Nicholas a male or female name?

Nicholas is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1995 and the average bearer today is 33 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Nicholas?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nicholas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (11.46%) and Black (4.74%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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