Nicolai
Rank in 2025
#2572
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
51
boys 51
Peak year
2015
78 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,865
since 1962
Born a Nicolai? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Nicolai was most popular in 2015, when 78 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.04 per 1,000). In 2025, 51 babies were named Nicolai, ranking #2572 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 51 | 2572 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 52 | 2559 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 54 | 2480 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 69 | 2136 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 50 | 2588 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 50 | 2546 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 55 | 2421 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 62 | 2210 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 45 | 2715 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 66 | 2110 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 78 | 1870 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 68 | 2063 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 60 | 2182 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 63 | 2132 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 50 | 2478 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 60 | 2187 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 59 | 2231 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 70 | 2001 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 50 | 2504 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 57 | 2221 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 48 | 2399 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 47 | 2376 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 45 | 2349 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 30 | 3022 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 27 | 3228 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 30 | 2922 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 28 | 2939 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 29 | 2782 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 30 | 2613 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 23 | 3107 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 41 | 2026 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 32 | 2392 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 20 | 3246 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 23 | 2909 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 22 | 2915 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 36 | 2049 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 26 | 2469 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 14 | 3523 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 9 | 4573 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 16 | 3005 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 10 | 4052 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 11 | 3701 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 15 | 2912 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 5 | 6385 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 11 | 3601 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 8 | 4495 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 7 | 4842 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 6 | 5059 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 7 | 4582 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 13 | 2946 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 10 | 3428 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 5 | 5227 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 6 | 3935 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1963 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 6 | 3640 |
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