Nikolaos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-KO-la-os
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,572 for boys
Nikolaos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
What does Nikolaos mean?
Greek
“victory of the people”
The original Greek form of Nicholas, from nike, 'victory', and laos, 'people'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nikolaos a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikolaos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 51 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikolaos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Nikolaos, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nikolaos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Nikolaos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Nikolaos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,572among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Nikolaos, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Nikolaos in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikolaos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,312 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,549 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,630 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,340 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,537 |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,546 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,501 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,501 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
Nicknames for Nikolaos
Names like Nikolaos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Naetochukwu Tobechukwu Kenechukwu Ifechukwu Somtochukwu Ayomide Lucas Nico Sebastian Munachimso Chiziterem Luca
Names related to Nikolaos
Nicholas Nicolas Nikolas Niklaus Nickolas Niklas Nicolaas Nikolaus Nicklaus
More Greek names
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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, “Nikolaos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikolaos, updated 20 October 2026.