Nikola
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- NEE-ko-la
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,644 for boys
Unisex
Nikola is a name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,644th for boys in the US (102 babies).
What does Nikola mean?
Greek: Slavic form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
A boy's name in the Balkans, as for inventor Nikola Tesla, but a girl's name in Poland and the Czech Republic.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nikola a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nikola has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 13 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 102 boys in the US.
How popular is Nikola in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Nikola, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 804th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 190 girls. 13 boys were also named Nikola in 2025 (1,964th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Nikola in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48% of the babies named Nikola in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Nikola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 50 | #804 |
| 2019 | 52 | #790 |
| 2018 | 68 | #653 |
| 2017 | 96 | #503 |
| 2016 | 134 | #378 |
| 2015 | 131 | #386 |
| 2014 | 158 | #321 |
| 2013 | 184 | #281 |
| 2012 | 155 | #348 |
| 2011 | 172 | #315 |
| 2010 | 190 | #283 |
| 2009 | 176 | #297 |
| 2008 | 139 | #359 |
| 2007 | 82 | #511 |
| 2006 | 32 | #975 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Nikola in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,644among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 102about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 102 boys in the US were named Nikola, making it the 1,644th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,237th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 151 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960. 7 girls were also named Nikola in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Nikola than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Nikola in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1972, 59% of the babies named Nikola in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 6%, with more boys than girls since 1977.
Nikola in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1,644 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 126 | #1,440 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,447 |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,291 |
| 2020 | 151 | #1,237 |
| 2019 | 134 | #1,340 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,244 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,349 |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,271 |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,402 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,483 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,551 |
| 2011 | 97 | #1,587 |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,824 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,719 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,094 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,568 |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,738 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,775 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,065 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
Names like Nikola
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chioma Adesuwa Tiaraoluwa Anjolaoluwa Temiloluwa Ifeoluwa Inioluwa Ireoluwa Araoluwa Imisioluwa Chizara Eriifeoluwa
Names related to Nikola
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nikola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikola, updated 20 October 2026.