NICHOLAS is ranked as the 232nd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 284,597.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 89.26 people named NICHOLAS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 89% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NICHOLAS is 814,659.
The SSA data also shows that NICHOLAS is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
NICHOLAS is
80.8% White,
7.8% Hispanic origin,
7.7% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.3% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name NICHOLAS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name NICHOLAS is included in the following name categories:
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Greek masculine given name
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
English masculine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NICHOLAS
The state with the most people named
NICHOLAS is
New York where
38,984 people have this name.
New York is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named NICHOLAS, as
197.42 in every 100,000
New Yorkers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
New York is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name NICHOLAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,131
70.89
99.5%
Indiana
4,286
64.97
99.0%
Iowa
3,826
123.13
99.3%
Kansas
1,062
36.57
97.0%
Michigan
12,753
128.69
99.8%
Minnesota
7,670
140.54
99.6%
Missouri
738
24.64
96.9%
Nebraska
1,012
53.78
96.9%
North Dakota
257
34.8
91.1%
Ohio
8,603
74.2
99.3%
South Dakota
380
44.57
92.9%
Wisconsin
8,057
139.94
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name NICHOLAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
223
30.27
90.0%
Arizona
3,664
54.42
98.7%
California
31,308
80.68
99.8%
Colorado
3,127
58.38
98.7%
Hawaii
801
56.41
98.2%
Idaho
718
43.95
96.2%
Montana
416
40.62
93.9%
Nevada
2,009
70.74
98.4%
New Mexico
896
42.98
96.2%
Oregon
2,345
59.07
98.5%
Utah
1,565
53.19
97.9%
Washington
6,329
89.62
99.5%
Wyoming
233
39.91
91.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name NICHOLAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,438
123.39
99.3%
Maine
1,396
104.92
97.4%
Massachusetts
6,872
101.88
99.3%
New Hampshire
1,383
104.22
97.6%
New Jersey
12,499
139.84
99.7%
New York
38,984
197.42
99.9%
Pennsylvania
11,859
92.74
99.5%
Rhode Island
1,786
169.3
98.8%
Vermont
451
71.95
96.5%
South States
State stats for the first name NICHOLAS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NICHOLAS as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named NICHOLAS.
The most popular full name is NICHOLAS Smith.
0.53% of all the people named NICHOLAS
have this family name.
There are 30888 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NICHOLAS