Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Nickolas
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
1,156
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nickolas
How many people are named Nickolas?
An estimated 34,434 living Americans are named Nickolas.
How rare is Nickolas?
Nickolas is uncommon among babies today, with 118 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 89.8% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Nickolas?
The median age of a living American named Nickolas is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 39 years old.
Is Nickolas still popular?
Not especially. Nickolas has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 118 births in 2025.
Where is Nickolas most common?
Nickolas has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
89.8%
2025
118
All-time
39,356
Where it lives now
Nickolas is most concentrated in Idaho — about 3.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Nickolas is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.