Nicolas is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2003 and remains in steady use.
Nicolas is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #177 for boy births in the United States (and #333 across all names), given to 2,053 babies — 2,118 including U.S. territories. Nicolas first appears in 1882 and peaked in 2003 (3,003 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,053 | 2,118 | — | #177 |
| 2024 | 1,997 | 2,063 | — | #184 |
| 2023 | 1,901 | 1,971 | — | #192 |
| 2022 | 1,989 | 2,092 | — | #191 |
| 2021 | 2,009 | 2,075 | — | #189 |
| 2020 | 1,894 | 1,983 | — | #202 |
| 2019 | 2,145 | 2,218 | — | #181 |
| 2018 | 2,098 | 2,172 | — | #195 |
| 2017 | 1,924 | 2,012 | #17,726 | #206 |
| 2016 | 2,085 | 2,156 | — | #194 |
| 2015 | 1,998 | 2,069 | — | #202 |
| 2014 | 2,077 | 2,147 | — | #196 |
| 2013 | 2,129 | 2,201 | — | #191 |
| 2012 | 2,131 | 2,168 | — | #180 |
| 2011 | 2,242 | 2,279 | — | #168 |
| 2010 | 2,392 | 2,421 | — | #163 |
| 2009 | 2,491 | 2,518 | — | #157 |
| 2008 | 2,683 | 2,707 | — | #151 |
| 2007 | 2,839 | 2,855 | #17,028 | #144 |
| 2006 | 2,944 | 2,967 | #19,239 | #140 |
| 2005 | 2,966 | 2,991 | — | #136 |
| 2004 | 2,880 | 2,900 | #12,431 | #138 |
| 2003 | 3,012 | 3,034 | #11,079 | #134 |
| 2002 | 2,810 | 2,822 | — | #137 |
| 2001 | 2,833 | 2,858 | #10,768 | #142 |
| 2000 | 2,851 | 2,872 | #16,840 | #137 |
| 1999 | 2,763 | 2,781 | — | #138 |
| 1998 | 2,920 | 2,942 | — | #132 |
| 1997 | 2,435 | — | #15,419 | #143 |
| 1996 | 2,298 | — | — | #151 |
| 1995 | 2,013 | — | #11,389 | #164 |
| 1994 | 1,953 | — | — | #164 |
| 1993 | 1,824 | — | #15,069 | #177 |
| 1992 | 1,808 | — | #8,533 | #179 |
| 1991 | 1,599 | — | #8,414 | #195 |
| 1990 | 1,649 | — | #12,431 | #187 |
| 1989 | 1,538 | — | #9,381 | #191 |
| 1988 | 1,218 | — | #5,809 | #218 |
| 1987 | 1,030 | — | #7,176 | #230 |
| 1986 | 981 | — | #9,260 | #238 |
| 1985 | 1,012 | — | #6,323 | #231 |
| 1984 | 967 | — | #7,924 | #233 |
| 1983 | 953 | — | #7,107 | #237 |
| 1982 | 893 | — | — | #249 |
| 1981 | 896 | — | — | #248 |
| 1980 | 857 | — | #6,625 | #260 |
| 1979 | 912 | — | #8,683 | #243 |
| 1978 | 799 | — | — | #253 |
| 1977 | 436 | — | — | #375 |
| 1976 | 307 | — | — | #445 |
| 1975 | 309 | — | — | #454 |
| 1974 | 226 | — | — | #532 |
| 1973 | 250 | — | — | #493 |
| 1972 | 205 | — | — | #560 |
| 1971 | 212 | — | — | #557 |
| 1970 | 221 | — | — | #547 |
| 1969 | 179 | — | — | #583 |
| 1968 | 169 | — | — | #586 |
| 1967 | 172 | — | — | #580 |
| 1966 | 123 | — | — | #669 |
| 1965 | 139 | — | — | #639 |
| 1964 | 130 | — | — | #678 |
| 1963 | 120 | — | — | #718 |
| 1962 | 114 | — | — | #720 |
| 1961 | 108 | — | — | #743 |
| 1960 | 134 | — | — | #678 |
| 1959 | 122 | — | — | #698 |
| 1958 | 111 | — | — | #714 |
| 1957 | 100 | — | — | #755 |
| 1956 | 102 | — | — | #730 |
| 1955 | 90 | — | — | #769 |
| 1954 | 106 | — | — | #707 |
| 1953 | 102 | — | — | #705 |
| 1952 | 104 | — | — | #685 |
| 1951 | 111 | — | — | #666 |
| 1950 | 93 | — | — | #713 |
| 1949 | 95 | — | — | #705 |
| 1948 | 66 | — | — | #843 |
| 1947 | 88 | — | — | #735 |
| 1946 | 79 | — | — | #741 |
| 1945 | 69 | — | — | #742 |
| 1944 | 61 | — | — | #807 |
| 1943 | 62 | — | — | #842 |
| 1942 | 58 | — | — | #864 |
| 1941 | 56 | — | — | #849 |
| 1940 | 60 | — | — | #807 |
| 1939 | 34 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1938 | 54 | — | — | #850 |
| 1937 | 55 | — | — | #829 |
| 1936 | 46 | — | — | #913 |
| 1935 | 57 | — | — | #829 |
| 1934 | 57 | — | — | #833 |
| 1933 | 49 | — | — | #893 |
| 1932 | 74 | — | #4,911 | #760 |
| 1931 | 70 | — | — | #739 |
| 1930 | 76 | — | — | #729 |
| 1929 | 79 | — | — | #699 |
| 1928 | 78 | — | — | #729 |
| 1927 | 65 | — | — | #838 |
| 1926 | 61 | — | — | #851 |
| 1925 | 83 | — | — | #714 |
| 1924 | 96 | — | — | #661 |
| 1923 | 69 | — | — | #813 |
| 1922 | 74 | — | — | #773 |
| 1921 | 74 | — | — | #787 |
| 1920 | 70 | — | — | #804 |
| 1919 | 54 | — | — | #914 |
| 1918 | 45 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1917 | 64 | — | — | #790 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1915 | 57 | — | — | #810 |
| 1914 | 43 | — | — | #812 |
| 1913 | 32 | — | — | #866 |
| 1912 | 22 | — | — | #985 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,258 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #849 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #881 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | — | #813 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,292 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #855 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,442 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #925 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #818 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #681 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,049 |