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Nicolas

Boy · NIK-o-las · Greek

Nicolas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 375th for boys in the UK (125 babies) and 177th for boys in the US (2,053 babies).

What does Nicolas mean?

Greek: French and Spanish form of Nicholas

“victory of the people”

The French and Spanish form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos.

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Is Nicolas a girl's or a boy's name?

Nicolas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 125 boys in the UK and 2,053 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Nicolas in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#375among boys
Babies in 2025
125about 1 in 2,400 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 32% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 125 boys in the UK were named Nicolas, making it the 375th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 267th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 215 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nicolas than any year since 2006.

Half of all the boys named Nicolas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 433 boys in the UK were given Nicolas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #375 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 363rd in England and Wales and 333rd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 215 in 20162025
Nicolas in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025125#375
2024136#359
2023147#334
2022193#270
2021198#272
2020197#267
2019210#261
2018189#295
2017195#294
2016215#274
2015195#290
2014181#294
2013173#291
2012159#323
2011168#304
2010188#282
2009179#278
2008162#289
2007135#317
2006117#328
200591#381
200487#372
200371#408
200265#404
200165#406
200060#413
199989#333
199892#311
199782#342
199676#342

How popular is Nicolas in the US?

Rank in 2025
#177among boys
Babies in 2025
2,053about 1 in 830 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 3% in five years
Same name in a class
1.7%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 2,053 boys in the US were named Nicolas, making it the 177th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 202nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 3,003 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882.

2025 had more boys named Nicolas than any year since 2019.

Half of all the boys named Nicolas in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 5,554 boys in the US were given Nicolas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #177 for this spelling alone.

1882Busiest: 3,003 in 20032025
Nicolas in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20252,053#177
20241,997#184
20231,901#192
20221,989#191
20212,009#188
20201,894#202
20192,145#181
20182,098#195
20171,919#206
20162,085#194
20151,998#202
20142,077#196
20132,129#191
20122,131#180
20112,242#168
20102,392#163
20092,491#157
20082,683#151
20072,833#144
20062,939#140
20052,966#136
20042,872#138
20033,003#134
20022,810#137
20012,824#142
20002,846#137
19992,763#138
19982,920#132
19972,430#143
19962,298#151
19952,006#164
19941,953#164
19931,819#177
19921,798#179
19911,589#195
19901,643#187
19891,530#191
19881,204#218
19871,020#230
1986974#238
19851,001#231
1984959#233
1983944#237
1982893#249
1981896#248
1980847#260
1979905#243
1978799#253
1977436#375
1976307#445
1975309#453
1974226#529
1973250#492
1972205#558
1971212#555
1970221#546
1969179#582
1968169#581
1967172#577
1966123#668
1965139#638
1964130#677
1963120#713
1962114#719
1961108#739
1960134#675
1959122#690
1958111#713
1957100#749
1956102#726
195590#765
1954106#705
1953102#700
1952104#680
1951111#664
195093#710
194995#701
194866#837
194788#731
194679#738
194569#736
194461#801
194362#837
194258#859
194156#847
194060#802
193934#1,103
193854#846
193755#824
193646#906
193557#822
193457#828
193349#885
193269#756
193170#733
193076#718
192979#695
192878#722
192765#825
192661#842
192583#710
192496#657
192369#803
192274#766
192174#780
192070#803
191954#908
191845#996
191764#784
191627#1,304
191557#804
191443#802
191332#855
191222#970
19119#1,189
191014#822
190912#840
190812#779
19076#1,199
19060–
19057#1,001
19049#810
19030–
19020–
19010–
19005#1,309
18990–
18986#1,001
18970–
18966#981
18950–
18947#856
18930–
18920–
18910–
18900–
18895#973
18880–
18870–
18867#758
18859#641
18840–
18830–
18825#942

Nicknames for Nicolas

Names like Nicolas

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lucas Tobias Sebastian Gabriel Zachary Elias Noah Nathaniel Damian Nico Elijah Myles

Other spellings of Nicolas

Nicholas Nikolas Nicolaas Nicholaus

Names related to Nicolas

Nikolaos Nickolas Niklas Nikolaus Nicklaus Nicklas

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