Nichalas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-uh-lus
- Origin
- Greek
Nichalas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nichalas mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos
“victory of the people”
Variant spelling of Nicholas, the name of Saint Nicholas of Myra, the fourth-century bishop behind the Santa Claus legend.
Is Nichalas a girl's or a boy's name?
Nichalas is a boys' name.
How popular is Nichalas in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Nichalas in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nichalas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Nicknames for Nichalas
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nichalas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nickolas, Lucas, Alexis, Cristian, Alex, Andrew, Joshua, Christopher, Benjamin, Alexander, Jesse, Christian
Names related to Nichalas
Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicklas, Nicholaus, Nicolaas, Nickalas, Nicholes, Nicholis
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nichalas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nichalas, updated 20 October 2026.