Nicolae
Boy · nee-ko-LAH-eh · Greek
Nicolae is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Nicolae mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
The Romanian form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos.
- Say it
- nee-ko-LAH-eh
Is Nicolae a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicolae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicolae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Nicolae, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nicolae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Nicolae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
How popular is Nicolae in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Nicolae in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicolae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
Names like Nicolae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian Nico Luca Theo Albie Noah Finn Rowan Theodore Cillian Finley Atlas
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