Nikolas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-o-las
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #745 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #717 for boys
Nikolas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 745th for boys in the UK (52 babies) and 717th for boys in the US (375 babies).
What does Nikolas mean?
Greek: Greek and German spelling of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
A spelling of Nicholas closer to the Greek original, Nikolaos.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nikolas a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikolas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the UK and 375 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikolas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #745among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were named Nikolas, making it the 745th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 101 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nikolas than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Nikolas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021. 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 Nikolas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #745 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 687th in England and Wales.
Nikolas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #745 |
| 2024 | 57 | #697 |
| 2023 | 77 | #562 |
| 2022 | 94 | #476 |
| 2021 | 101 | #463 |
| 2020 | 97 | #451 |
| 2019 | 96 | #469 |
| 2018 | 78 | #553 |
| 2017 | 64 | #641 |
| 2016 | 63 | #637 |
| 2015 | 79 | #545 |
| 2014 | 69 | #586 |
| 2013 | 51 | #719 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 55 | #674 |
| 2010 | 46 | #739 |
| 2009 | 55 | #654 |
| 2008 | 48 | #701 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 28 | #629 |
How popular is Nikolas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #717among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 375about 1 in 4,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 375 boys in the US were named Nikolas, making it the 717th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 604th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 1,060 boys. It first appears in the records in 1937.
Half of all the boys named Nikolas in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,554 boys in the US were given Nikolas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #717 for this spelling alone.
Nikolas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 375 | #717 |
| 2024 | 362 | #728 |
| 2023 | 422 | #649 |
| 2022 | 475 | #595 |
| 2021 | 477 | #585 |
| 2020 | 453 | #604 |
| 2019 | 454 | #602 |
| 2018 | 502 | #552 |
| 2017 | 463 | #586 |
| 2016 | 499 | #565 |
| 2015 | 497 | #566 |
| 2014 | 495 | #557 |
| 2013 | 520 | #514 |
| 2012 | 550 | #487 |
| 2011 | 562 | #474 |
| 2010 | 591 | #455 |
| 2009 | 633 | #443 |
| 2008 | 674 | #430 |
| 2007 | 741 | #398 |
| 2006 | 780 | #383 |
| 2005 | 898 | #335 |
| 2004 | 1,060 | #301 |
| 2003 | 795 | #351 |
| 2002 | 745 | #358 |
| 2001 | 747 | #355 |
| 2000 | 739 | #358 |
| 1999 | 885 | #319 |
| 1998 | 1,007 | #286 |
| 1997 | 718 | #352 |
| 1996 | 599 | #393 |
| 1995 | 487 | #464 |
| 1994 | 492 | #451 |
| 1993 | 458 | #459 |
| 1992 | 443 | #478 |
| 1991 | 418 | #483 |
| 1990 | 439 | #473 |
| 1989 | 350 | #511 |
| 1988 | 289 | #538 |
| 1987 | 216 | #618 |
| 1986 | 201 | #632 |
| 1985 | 185 | #644 |
| 1984 | 169 | #665 |
| 1983 | 149 | #700 |
| 1982 | 136 | #757 |
| 1981 | 133 | #757 |
| 1980 | 127 | #777 |
| 1979 | 132 | #755 |
| 1978 | 108 | #820 |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,177 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,361 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,414 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
Nicknames for Nikolas
- Niko 66 boys in the UK in 2025
- Nik 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikolas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas Nico Tobias Noah Sebastian Elias Zachary Luca Elijah Gabriel Damian Omari
Other spellings of Nikolas
Names related to Nikolas
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Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Nikolas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikolas, updated 20 October 2026.