Nikoli
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nih-KOH-lee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Nikoli is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Nikoli mean?
Greek: spelling of Nikolai, the Russian form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
A spelling of Nikolai, the Russian form of Nicholas, from Greek nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
Is Nikoli a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikoli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikoli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Nikoli, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nikoli than any year since 2000.
Half of all the boys named Nikoli in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikoli in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,913 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Nicknames for Nikoli
- Nik 4 boys in the UK in 2025
- Niko 66 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikoli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Omari, Kamari, Amari, Malachi, Jakari, Jamari, Armani, Amiri, Nico, Onyx, Dakari, Giovanni
Names related to Nikoli
Nikolai, Nikola, Nikhil, Nicolai, Nikolay, Nickolai, Nicoli, Nicholi
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nikoli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikoli, updated 20 October 2026.