The baby name Nicholas appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1995 with 33,251 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Nicholas has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 278 |
| 1911 | 261 |
| 1912 | 688 |
| 1913 | 786 |
| 1914 | 1,185 |
| 1915 | 1,451 |
| 1916 | 1,438 |
| 1917 | 1,446 |
| 1918 | 1,519 |
| 1919 | 1,376 |
| 1920 | 1,387 |
| 1921 | 1,580 |
| 1922 | 1,456 |
| 1923 | 1,511 |
| 1924 | 1,556 |
| 1925 | 1,372 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1926 | 1,360 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1927 | 1,304 |
| 1928 | 1,218 |
| 1929 | 1,231 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1930 | 1,157 |
| 1931 | 1,136 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 947 |
| 1933 | 898 |
| 1934 | 909 |
| 1935 | 927 |
| 1936 | 982 |
| 1937 | 920 |
| 1938 | 1,039 |
| 1939 | 1,037 |
| 1940 | 1,139 |
| 1941 | 1,357 |
| 1942 | 1,627 |
| 1943 | 1,587 |
| 1944 | 1,468 |
| 1945 | 1,425 |
| 1946 | 1,496 |
| 1947 | 2,325 |
| 1948 | 2,280 |
| 1949 | 2,454 |
| 1950 | 2,590 |
| 1951 | 2,855 |
| 1952 | 2,864 |
| 1953 | 2,863 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2,775 |
| 1955 | 2,711 |
| 1956 | 2,709 |
| 1957 | 2,641 |
| 1958 | 2,553 |
| 1959 | 2,441 |
| 1960 | 2,622 |
| 1961 | 2,235 |
| 1962 | 2,301 |
| 1963 | 2,377 |
| 1964 | 2,197 |
| 1965 | 2,225 |
| 1966 | 2,278 |
| 1967 | 2,557 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1968 | 2,797 |
| 1969 | 2,856 |
| 1970 | 2,913 |
| 1971 | 2,837 |
| 1972 | 3,119 |
| 1973 | 3,489 |
| 1974 | 3,609 |
| 1975 | 3,692 |
| 1976 | 3,828 |
| 1977 | 7,717 |
| 1978 | 57 |
| 1978 | 19,778 |
| 1979 | 102 |
| 1979 | 25,882 |
| 1980 | 64 |
| 1980 | 25,611 |
| 1981 | 78 |
| 1981 | 21,997 |
| 1982 | 98 |
| 1982 | 21,335 |
| 1983 | 78 |
| 1983 | 22,412 |
| 1984 | 73 |
| 1984 | 22,208 |
| 1985 | 152 |
| 1985 | 22,173 |
| 1986 | 93 |
| 1986 | 26,805 |
| 1987 | 103 |
| 1987 | 24,781 |
| 1988 | 83 |
| 1988 | 26,872 |
| 1989 | 46 |
| 1989 | 30,155 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1990 | 28,930 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1991 | 28,610 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1992 | 31,087 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1993 | 31,727 |
| 1994 | 31 |
| 1994 | 32,001 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1995 | 33,251 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1996 | 31,023 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1997 | 30,270 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1998 | 29,575 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 1999 | 29,586 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2000 | 26,956 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2001 | 25,159 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2002 | 24,225 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2003 | 22,013 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2004 | 21,219 |
| 2005 | 20,291 |
| 2006 | 18,653 |
| 2007 | 15,999 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2008 | 13,736 |
| 2009 | 12,367 |
| 2010 | 10,457 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9,340 |
| 2012 | 8,990 |
| 2013 | 8,260 |
| 2014 | 7,412 |
| 2015 | 7,566 |
| 2016 | 7,448 |
| 2017 | 7,066 |
| 2018 | 5,890 |
| 2019 | 5,613 |
| 2020 | 3,786 |
| 2021 | 4,193 |
| 2022 | 3,835 |
| 2023 | 3,355 |
| 2024 | 3,111 |