Nicholas Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nicholas: every year it appeared on the national list since 1916, with 3,152 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

3,152

Peak year

1985 #960

Years on the list

10-year trend

-44.0%

In the 1980s · Most used in MI in {year}

Popularity history

1916–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2007	14	#8876
2008	21	#6506
2009	18	#7270
2010	11	#10275
2011	15	#8095
2012	8	#13117
2013	13	#8926
2014	12	#9394
2015	7	#14088
2016	6	#15703
2017	6	#15416
2019	8	#12127
2020	5	#16841
2022	6	#14816
2025	8	#11640

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1985

Names from the same era

Nicole · 1985 Rachel · 1985 Christina · 1985 Vanessa · 1985 Jenna · 1985 Kristina · 1985 Meghan · 1985 Krystal · 1985 Nichole · 1985 Cara · 1985

Names similar to Nicholas

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