boy's name

Jean-Nicolas

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Births on record 1,351

Jean-Nicolas is a boy's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jean-Nicolas is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1971, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1949.

Jean-Nicolas over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jean-Nicolas by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 60
1960s 135
1970s 295
1980s 310
1990s 180
2000s 40
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Jean-Nicolas?

In 2015, Jean-Nicolas was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Nicolas is used

Canada #2,153 7 in 2011
France #5,332 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Nicolas

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Nicolas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Nicolas

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Nicolas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Nicolas

Is Jean-Nicolas a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Nicolas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Nicolas most popular?

Jean-Nicolas peaked in 1971, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.