How popular is the name Nikolas?

Nikolas ranks 695th among boys' names in US records, with 24,246 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,702.

Is Nikolas a unisex name?

No. Nikolas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2004, when 1,073 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Nikkolas. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#695 of boy names

Pronounced N IY1 K OW0 EH1 L EY1 EH1 S (ARPABET)

Nikolas is a boys' name, and first appears in 1937. It has been given to 24,246 children — the 695th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 28% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2004, when 1,073 children were given it.

Nikkolas is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2004Boys: 1,073Girls: 5

These spellings sound identical to Nikolas and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Nikolas?: Nikolas ranks 695th among boys' names in US records, with 24,246 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,702.
Is Nikolas a unisex name?: No. Nikolas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nikolas most popular?: 2004, when 1,073 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Nikolas spelled?: Nikkolas. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.