Nicholas

Boy name

Nicholas ranks #2,022 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 34 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #1,938 for cats.

Nicholas's popularity trend

Nicholas's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2007.

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Year	Share
2023	0.003%
2022	0.004%
2021	0.006%
2020	0.007%
2019	0.007%
2018	0.008%
2017	0.009%
2016	0.009%
2015	0.009%
2014	0.008%
2013	0.011%
2012	0.009%
2011	0.012%
2010	0.013%
2009	0.013%
2008	0.015%
2007	0.019%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#2,022

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

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2020 → 2025

Gender split

100% boys

0% girls100% boys

Where Nicholas shows up

Nicholas's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Nicholas

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