Nicholous is a very rare variant of Nicholas that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Nicholous is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1999. Nicholous was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1978 (9 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,661 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,813 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #10,075 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,863 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,520 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,183 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,953 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,092 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,725 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,569 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,305 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,730 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,400 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,782 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,165 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,317 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,970 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,201 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,066 |