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Nicholas Faithful • Original • Freedom-loving
Nicholas Faithful • Original • Freedom-loving
Faithful • Original • Freedom-loving
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Shown On The Bible And In Charles Dicken's Nicholas Nickleby. Also Known Thanks To St Nicholas, The Christmas Man .
Common nickname: Nick .
Nicholas Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.66%
Male
0.34%
Female
Nicholas is predominantly a boys name, with 0.34% of Nicholass being girls, and 99.66% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 912881 males named Nicholas, and 3111 females given the name
Popularity of Nicholas by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Nicholas in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Nicholas: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Nicholas' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Nicholas in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Nicholas's average ranking is 6379.4, with it's highest ever rank being #1229. Nicholas has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 0 times.
Nicholas has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 915992 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Nicholas gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1978, when it's usage went up by 317.65%. During this year, 108 babies were named Nicholas, which was 0.0035% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.005%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Nicholas.
Popular 'N' Names - Girls
| Name | 'N-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | 1. | 90. | 6156 | 0.17% |
| Nora | 2. | 104. | 5561 | 0.154% |
| Naomi | 3. | 177. | 3772 | 0.104% |
| Nevaeh | 4. | 178. | 3756 | 0.104% |
| Natalia | 5. | 257. | 2813 | 0.078% |
| Nova | 6. | 310. | 2272 | 0.063% |
| Norah | 7. | 352. | 2016 | 0.056% |
| Nicole | 8. | 367. | 1941 | 0.054% |
| Noelle | 9. | 532. | 1260 | 0.035% |
| Nina | 10. | 636. | 1041 | 0.029% |
| Nyla | 11. | 671. | 993 | 0.027% |
| Nadia | 12. | 720. | 908 | 0.025% |
| Nylah | 13. | 810. | 795 | 0.022% |
| Nia | 14. | 862. | 730 | 0.02% |
| Nayeli | 15. | 925. | 670 | 0.019% |
| Nathalie | 16. | 1280. | 434 | 0.012% |
| Noa | 17. | 1386. | 389 | 0.011% |
| Natasha | 18. | 1393. | 387 | 0.011% |
| Nala | 19. | 1461. | 361 | 0.01% |
| Noemi | 20. | 1468. | 360 | 0.01% |