girl's name

Nicolasa

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 1,142

Nicolasa is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Nicolasa is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 1920, when 43 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.

Nicolasa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nicolasa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 18
1900s 29
1910s 125
1920s 288
1930s 162
1940s 111
1950s 58
1960s 37
1970s 99
1980s 70
1990s 89
2000s 35
2010s (to 2016) 6

How popular is Nicolasa?

In 2016, Nicolasa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nicolasa is used

France #1,685 5 in 1966
United States #14,390 6 in 2016

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nicolasa

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

Parents who like Nicolasa also like

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

Sibling names for Nicolasa

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

Common questions about Nicolasa

How popular is the name Nicolasa?

In 2016, Nicolasa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nicolasa a girl's or a boy's name?

Nicolasa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nicolasa most popular?

Nicolasa peaked in 1920, when 43 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.