Nikolas

Given to 24,050 US babies since 1937

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#717

recorded as boys

11 since 2024

Babies in 2025

375

boys 375

Peak year

2004

1,060 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

24,050

since 1937

Born a Nikolas? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Nikolas was most popular in 2004, when 1,060 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.53 per 1,000). In 2025, 375 babies were named Nikolas, ranking #717 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	375	717
2024	<5	—	362	728
2023	<5	—	422	649
2022	<5	—	475	595
2021	<5	—	477	585
2020	<5	—	453	604
2019	<5	—	454	602
2018	<5	—	502	552
2017	<5	—	463	586
2016	<5	—	499	565
2015	<5	—	497	566
2014	<5	—	495	557
2013	<5	—	520	514
2012	<5	—	550	487
2011	<5	—	562	474
2010	<5	—	591	455
2009	<5	—	633	443
2008	<5	—	674	430
2007	<5	—	741	398
2006	<5	—	780	383
2005	5	16462	898	335
2004	5	16099	1,060	301
2003	<5	—	795	351
2002	<5	—	745	358
2001	<5	—	747	355
2000	<5	—	739	358
1999	<5	—	885	319
1998	<5	—	1,007	286
1997	<5	—	718	352
1996	<5	—	599	393
1995	<5	—	487	464
1994	<5	—	492	451
1993	<5	—	458	459
1992	<5	—	443	478
1991	<5	—	418	483
1990	<5	—	439	474
1989	5	12362	350	512
1988	<5	—	289	538
1987	<5	—	216	618
1986	<5	—	201	632
1985	<5	—	185	644
1984	<5	—	169	665
1983	<5	—	149	700
1982	<5	—	136	757
1981	<5	—	133	757
1980	<5	—	127	777
1979	<5	—	132	755
1978	<5	—	108	820
1977	<5	—	56	1177
1976	<5	—	28	1781
1975	<5	—	41	1361
1974	<5	—	35	1471
1973	<5	—	31	1548
1972	<5	—	30	1566
1971	<5	—	23	1862
1970	<5	—	18	2125
1969	<5	—	32	1414
1968	<5	—	20	1788
1967	<5	—	14	2139
1966	<5	—	10	2627
1965	<5	—	11	2476
1964	<5	—	6	3601
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	6	3665
1959	<5	—	<5	—
1958	<5	—	5	3944
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	5	3690
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	6	3175