Nycholas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-uh-lus
- Origin
- Greek
Nycholas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nycholas mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos
“victory of the people”
Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos.
Is Nycholas a girl's or a boy's name?
Nycholas is a boys' name.
How popular is Nycholas in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Nycholas in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nycholas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Nicknames for Nycholas
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nycholas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicholas Nikola Nickolas Lucas Silas Nikolai Cristian Nikolaos Ulises Kobe Alexis Noah
Names related to Nycholas
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Nycholas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nycholas, updated 20 October 2026.