Nicasio
Masculine
Nicasio entered the US charts in 1928, peaked at #3552 in 1957, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Nicasio?
Nicasio first appears in US birth records in 1928 — 97 years ago. The typical Nicasio alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 300 people named Nicasio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Nicasio most popular?
Nicasio peaked in 1957, reaching #3552 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 8,456 places below that high. See the whole 1957 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1928
- Most boys named
- 199813 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3552reached in 1957
- Change vs 2022
- −44.4%5 in 2025, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Nicasios among us
people named Nicasio are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Nicasio
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Larell test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Nicasio's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Larell climbed just as high around 1936, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Larell's path sketches the road Nicasio is walking now.
Nicasio sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Nicasio beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Nicasio in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #12008 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Nicasios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Nicasio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Nicasio in 2025?
- Nicasio ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Nicasio?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Nicasio — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Nicasio with classmates?
- Nicasio will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Nicasio
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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