Nicholus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-uh-lus
- Origin
- Greek
Nicholus 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 Nicholus mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos
“victory of the people”
Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos.
Is Nicholus a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicholus is a boys' name.
How popular is Nicholus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Nicholus in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicholus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,628 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
Nicknames for Nicholus
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nicholus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexis, Christopher, Andrew, Joshua, Lucas, Nikola, Jason, Nickolas, Cristian, Alex, Nikolaos, Benjamin
Names related to Nicholus
Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicholaus, Nicolaus, Nicolaas
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
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, “Nicholus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicholus, updated 20 October 2026.