Nicholas remains a common boys' name (#112 in 2025), down from a peak of #5 in 1999.
Nicholas is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #112 among boys (3,115) and #11,640 among girls (8) — overall #196 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,123 | 3,123 | #11,640 | #112 |
| 2024 | 3,038 | 3,043 | — | #117 |
| 2023 | 3,261 | 3,261 | — | #109 |
| 2022 | 3,649 | 3,654 | #14,816 | #97 |
| 2021 | 3,866 | 3,871 | — | #92 |
| 2020 | 4,070 | 4,070 | #16,841 | #87 |
| 2019 | 4,650 | 4,660 | #12,127 | #78 |
| 2018 | 4,847 | 4,857 | — | #74 |
| 2017 | 5,378 | 5,386 | #15,416 | #68 |
| 2016 | 5,771 | 5,776 | #15,703 | #63 |
| 2015 | 6,270 | 6,279 | #14,088 | #62 |
| 2014 | 6,791 | 6,799 | #9,394 | #57 |
| 2013 | 7,160 | 7,166 | #8,926 | #54 |
| 2012 | 7,750 | 7,755 | #13,117 | #49 |
| 2011 | 8,616 | 8,629 | #8,095 | #42 |
| 2010 | 9,664 | 9,664 | #10,275 | #37 |
| 2009 | 10,874 | 10,879 | #7,270 | #32 |
| 2008 | 12,554 | 12,554 | #6,506 | #29 |
| 2007 | 14,376 | 14,382 | #8,876 | #20 |
| 2006 | 15,691 | 15,696 | #7,758 | #17 |
| 2005 | 17,100 | 17,108 | #5,392 | #15 |
| 2004 | 18,591 | 18,591 | #2,387 | #13 |
| 2003 | 19,740 | 19,752 | #3,331 | #12 |
| 2002 | 21,429 | 21,444 | #3,511 | #9 |
| 2001 | 22,884 | 22,894 | #3,763 | #6 |
| 2000 | 24,692 | 24,706 | #3,443 | #6 |
| 1999 | 25,678 | 25,697 | #3,294 | #5 |
| 1998 | 26,670 | 26,687 | #3,277 | #6 |
| 1997 | 27,309 | — | #2,544 | #6 |
| 1996 | 27,776 | — | #2,471 | #6 |
| 1995 | 29,216 | — | #2,362 | #7 |
| 1994 | 27,836 | — | #2,095 | #9 |
| 1993 | 28,205 | — | #1,662 | #8 |
| 1992 | 27,842 | — | #1,814 | #12 |
| 1991 | 27,438 | — | #1,775 | #12 |
| 1990 | 27,982 | — | #1,984 | #14 |
| 1989 | 28,352 | — | #1,299 | #14 |
| 1988 | 25,438 | — | #1,136 | #14 |
| 1987 | 23,407 | — | #985 | #16 |
| 1986 | 22,935 | — | #1,103 | #17 |
| 1985 | 22,546 | — | #960 | #19 |
| 1984 | 21,163 | — | #992 | #20 |
| 1983 | 20,026 | — | #1,039 | #21 |
| 1982 | 19,779 | — | #1,061 | #22 |
| 1981 | 19,899 | — | #1,120 | #21 |
| 1980 | 21,157 | — | #1,033 | #17 |
| 1979 | 21,484 | — | #1,013 | #15 |
| 1978 | 16,450 | — | #1,171 | #25 |
| 1977 | 6,105 | — | #2,540 | #51 |
| 1976 | 3,486 | — | #3,492 | #77 |
| 1975 | 3,343 | — | #3,024 | #81 |
| 1974 | 3,239 | — | #3,281 | #80 |
| 1973 | 3,169 | — | #3,906 | #85 |
| 1972 | 2,859 | — | #3,833 | #99 |
| 1971 | 2,630 | — | #3,121 | #123 |
| 1970 | 2,711 | — | #6,833 | #123 |
| 1969 | 2,585 | — | #5,820 | #123 |
| 1968 | 2,564 | — | #3,408 | #118 |
| 1967 | 2,300 | — | #3,989 | #130 |
| 1966 | 2,146 | — | #5,648 | #139 |
| 1965 | 2,075 | — | #5,650 | #150 |
| 1964 | 2,069 | — | — | #158 |
| 1963 | 2,140 | — | #4,457 | #155 |
| 1962 | 2,144 | — | — | #155 |
| 1961 | 2,086 | — | #5,170 | #158 |
| 1960 | 2,298 | — | — | #153 |
| 1959 | 2,202 | — | #6,035 | #156 |
| 1958 | 2,198 | — | #4,415 | #153 |
| 1957 | 2,204 | — | #5,237 | #152 |
| 1956 | 2,218 | — | #5,763 | #147 |
| 1955 | 2,194 | — | #4,632 | #141 |
| 1954 | 2,379 | — | #3,648 | #134 |
| 1953 | 2,364 | — | #6,288 | #131 |
| 1952 | 2,343 | — | — | #127 |
| 1951 | 2,388 | — | — | #120 |
| 1950 | 2,176 | — | — | #124 |
| 1949 | 2,003 | — | #5,810 | #136 |
| 1948 | 1,934 | — | #5,797 | #142 |
| 1947 | 1,935 | — | — | #143 |
| 1946 | 1,675 | — | — | #144 |
| 1945 | 1,363 | — | #4,397 | #151 |
| 1944 | 1,361 | — | — | #150 |
| 1943 | 1,440 | — | #4,553 | #148 |
| 1942 | 1,500 | — | — | #142 |
| 1941 | 1,218 | — | #4,295 | #146 |
| 1940 | 1,102 | — | — | #154 |
| 1939 | 1,032 | — | — | #156 |
| 1938 | 994 | — | #4,811 | #161 |
| 1937 | 935 | — | — | #159 |
| 1936 | 929 | — | — | #157 |
| 1935 | 911 | — | — | #158 |
| 1934 | 873 | — | — | #165 |
| 1933 | 895 | — | #3,659 | #160 |
| 1932 | 931 | — | #4,286 | #163 |
| 1931 | 1,111 | — | #3,414 | #145 |
| 1930 | 1,145 | — | #2,390 | #147 |
| 1929 | 1,205 | — | #2,540 | #142 |
| 1928 | 1,223 | — | #4,069 | #140 |
| 1927 | 1,284 | — | #2,814 | #137 |
| 1926 | 1,335 | — | #2,325 | #133 |
| 1925 | 1,339 | — | #4,320 | #133 |
| 1924 | 1,501 | — | #2,774 | #122 |
| 1923 | 1,473 | — | #5,498 | #120 |
| 1922 | 1,421 | — | #4,324 | #122 |
| 1921 | 1,559 | — | #4,932 | #114 |
| 1920 | 1,360 | — | #4,816 | #124 |
| 1919 | 1,328 | — | #4,140 | #122 |
| 1918 | 1,488 | — | — | #113 |
| 1917 | 1,418 | — | #4,457 | #109 |
| 1916 | 1,426 | — | #3,821 | #107 |
| 1915 | 1,427 | — | — | #104 |
| 1914 | 1,151 | — | — | #102 |
| 1913 | 796 | — | — | #110 |
| 1912 | 676 | — | — | #113 |
| 1911 | 308 | — | — | #120 |
| 1910 | 235 | — | — | #137 |
| 1909 | 204 | — | — | #133 |
| 1908 | 226 | — | — | #113 |
| 1907 | 161 | — | — | #143 |
| 1906 | 144 | — | — | #143 |
| 1905 | 112 | — | — | #173 |
| 1904 | 102 | — | — | #180 |
| 1903 | 90 | — | — | #184 |
| 1902 | 112 | — | — | #159 |
| 1901 | 88 | — | — | #169 |
| 1900 | 95 | — | — | #200 |
| 1899 | 69 | — | — | #196 |
| 1898 | 94 | — | — | #172 |
| 1897 | 87 | — | — | #178 |
| 1896 | 106 | — | — | #157 |
| 1895 | 84 | — | — | #187 |
| 1894 | 77 | — | — | #193 |
| 1893 | 89 | — | — | #163 |
| 1892 | 95 | — | — | #168 |
| 1891 | 78 | — | — | #165 |
| 1890 | 78 | — | — | #175 |
| 1889 | 68 | — | — | #194 |
| 1888 | 97 | — | — | #157 |
| 1887 | 79 | — | — | #158 |
| 1886 | 85 | — | — | #165 |
| 1885 | 66 | — | — | #196 |
| 1884 | 69 | — | — | #194 |
| 1883 | 71 | — | — | #175 |
| 1882 | 66 | — | — | #196 |
| 1881 | 56 | — | — | #204 |
| 1880 | 73 | — | — | #178 |