Nykolas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-uh-lus
- Origin
- Greek
Nykolas 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 Nykolas mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos
“victory of the people”
Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos.
Is Nykolas a girl's or a boy's name?
Nykolas is a boys' name.
How popular is Nykolas in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Nykolas in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nykolas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Nicknames for Nykolas
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nykolas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nikolai, Nicholas, Keanu, Nikola, Silas, Lucas, Kobe, Cristian, Orion, Omari, Nico, Adonis
Names related to Nykolas
Nikolas, Nickolas, Nikolaos, Nikolaus, Niklas, Nikkolas, Nycholas, Nikholas
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, “Nykolas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nykolas, updated 20 October 2026.