Nicholos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-uh-los
- Origin
- Greek
Nicholos 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 Nicholos mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos
“victory of the people”
Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos.
Is Nicholos a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicholos is a boys' name.
How popular is Nicholos in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Nicholos in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicholos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,955 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Nicknames for Nicholos
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nicholos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Andrew, Christopher, Alexis, Nickolas, Joshua, Jason, Alex, Lucas, Jesse, Alexander, Benjamin, Nathan
Names related to Nicholos
Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicholaus, Nicolaus, Nicolaas, Nickolaus
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, “Nicholos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicholos, updated 20 October 2026.