Nikolaos Boy
How popular is Nikolaos?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Nikolaos in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
Nikolaos popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▲ 178 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #2,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,340 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nikolaos counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nikolaos family of names ranked #1,632 for boys in 2025 (#1,670 the year before), with 81 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos | 51 | 63% |
| Nikolaus | 24 | 30% |
| Nicolaas | 6 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nikolaos is most popular
Babies named Nikolaos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Nikolaos by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 | #2,307 |
| 1970s | 295 | #1,340 |
| 1980s | 293 | #1,630 |
| 1990s | 284 | #2,140 |
| 2000s | 404 | #2,312 |
| 2010s | 448 | #2,275 |
| 2020s | 300 | #2,409 |
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Questions
- Is Nikolaos a boy or girl name?
- Nikolaos is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nikolaos were boys.
- How popular is the name Nikolaos?
- 51 baby boys were named Nikolaos in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Nikolaos most popular?
- Nikolaos peaked in 2014, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,340 in 1979.
- How many people are named Nikolaos?
- 2,072 babies have been named Nikolaos in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,005 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Nikolaos most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nikolaos was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.