People with the first name Nicolas
99,604
About 1 in 3,328 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Nicolas?
Nicolas was the #552 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#552
More common than 99.0% of listed first names
Peak year
2003
3,012 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
2,053
#333 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 3,328
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.7% male0.3% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Nicolas across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Nicolas reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2003, with 3,012 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 2,053 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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