Nicholas · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 89 recorded years as a table

Nicholas, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1916	7
1917	6
1919	6
1920	5
1921	5
1922	6
1923	4
1924	10
1925	6
1926	13
1927	10
1928	6
1929	12
1930	12
1931	8
1932	6
1933	7
1938	5
1941	5
1943	4
1945	5
1948	3
1949	3
1953	3
1954	6
1955	4
1956	3
1957	3
1958	4
1959	3
1961	4
1963	5
1965	4
1966	4
1967	7
1968	10
1969	5
1970	4
1971	13
1972	11
1973	11
1974	14
1975	16
1976	14
1977	22
1978	71
1979	87
1980	84
1981	74
1982	80
1983	81
1984	87
1985	94
1986	79
1987	92
1988	76
1989	66
1990	36
1991	43
1992	43
1993	50
1994	37
1995	32
1996	30
1997	29
1998	22
1999	22
2000	21
2001	19
2002	22
2003	24
2004	39
2005	13
2006	8
2007	7
2008	11
2009	10
2010	6
2011	9
2012	5
2013	7
2014	7
2015	4
2016	3
2017	3
2019	5
2020	3
2022	4
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nicholas isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8
Rank in 2025: #10,917
How rare: 1 in 200,908 girls
Since 1916: 3,152

Most popular in 1985, at 94 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 27% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.