Nickoles
Derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people."
Name Census estimates that about 189 living Americans carry the first name Nickoles. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Nickoles today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nickoles births was 1993 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nickoles. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
189
~ 1 in 1,813,515 Americans
Peak year
1993
17 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2010 SSA rank
#13,688
Tracked since 1927
Census
Nickoles in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 191 people with the first name Nickoles, which placed it at #39,504 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,504
National first-name rank
People counted
191
191 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nickoles
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nickoles is White at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.2%) and Two or More Races (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nickoles described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nickoles at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.5% · 108
- Hispanic or Latino26.2% · 50
- Two or more races7.9% · 15
- Black or African American7.3% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Nickoles: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nickoles from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 88 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nickoles by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nickoles during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nickoles
The name Nickoles has its origins in the Greek language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "nikē," which means "victory," and is often associated with the goddess Nike, the personification of victory in ancient Greek mythology.
In its earliest recorded use, the name Nickoles appeared in various ancient Greek texts and inscriptions, although it was not as common as some other Greek names. It was occasionally bestowed upon male children born into families that valued strength, courage, and triumph, as the name symbolized the desire for the child to lead a victorious life.
One of the earliest recorded historical figures bearing the name Nickoles was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century BC. Nickoles of Cyrene was a student of the renowned philosopher Aristotle and made significant contributions to the field of geometry.
During the Byzantine era, the name Nickoles gained more prominence, particularly among the Eastern Orthodox Christian community. Saint Nickoles, a 9th-century monk and iconographer, is revered for his artistic depictions of religious scenes and is celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
In the medieval period, the name Nickoles was occasionally used across various European regions, albeit with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation. One notable figure was Nickoles Flamel, a 14th-century French scribe and alchemist, who is the subject of numerous legends and myths surrounding his supposed discovery of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life.
As the name spread throughout Europe, it was adopted by various cultures and languages, leading to variations such as Niccolò in Italian, Nicolás in Spanish, and Nikolaus in German. These variations often retained the original meaning of "victory" or "conquering."
In the Renaissance era, the name Nickoles gained further popularity, particularly in the arts and sciences. Nickoles Copernicus, the 16th-century Polish astronomer, is renowned for his heliocentric theory, which revolutionized the understanding of the solar system.
Other notable historical figures bearing the name Nickoles include Nickoles Machiavelli, the 15th-century Italian philosopher and political theorist, and Nickoles Poussin, the 17th-century French painter known for his classical landscapes and mythological scenes.
Throughout history, the name Nickoles has been associated with individuals who have achieved remarkable feats, whether in the realms of philosophy, science, art, or warfare, reflecting the name's original meaning of "victory" and its connection to the goddess Nike.
People
Nickoles + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickoles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nickoles: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickoles?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 189 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nickoles going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,813,515 US residents.
Is Nickoles a common name?
We classify Nickoles as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 199 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nickoles most popular?
The single biggest year for Nickoles was 1993, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nickoles is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nickoles in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 191 people with the name Nickoles, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,504 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nickoles in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nickoles?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nickoles leans strongly male. 190 people counted with this name were male (99.0%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nickoles?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nickoles is White at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.2%) and Two or More Races (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nickoles most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nickoles in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.5% (108 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nickoles in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nickoles a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nickoles in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nickoles still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nickoles in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nickoles can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Nickoles as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.