Nikolas Boy
How popular is Nikolas?
#717 boy name in 2025
375 baby boys were named Nikolas in the US in 2025, making it the 717th most popular boy name.
Nikolas popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #717 for boys (▲ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 375 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #566 in 2015, #604 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (1,060 boys) |
| Highest rank | #286 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1937 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nikolas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nicolas family of names ranked #152 for boys in 2025 (#160 the year before), with 2,575 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas | 2,053 | 80% |
| Nikolas | 375 | 15% |
| Nickolas | 118 | 5% |
| Niklas | 10 | 0% |
| Nicklas | 7 | 0% |
| Nikkolas | 6 | 0% |
| Nikoloz | 6 | 0% |
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 Nikolas is most popular
Babies named Nikolas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (374 boys)
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (313 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (70 boys)
Nikolas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,689 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,943 |
| 1960s | 107 | #1,414 |
| 1970s | 502 | #755 |
| 1980s | 1,955 | #511 |
| 1990s | 5,946 | #286 |
| 2000s | 7,812 | #301 |
| 2010s | 5,133 | #455 |
| 2020s | 2,564 | #585 |
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Questions
- Is Nikolas a boy or girl name?
- Nikolas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nikolas were boys.
- How popular is the name Nikolas?
- 375 baby boys were named Nikolas in the US in 2025, making it the 717th most popular boy name.
- When was Nikolas most popular?
- Nikolas peaked in 2004, when 1,060 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #286 in 1998.
- How many people are named Nikolas?
- 24,050 babies have been named Nikolas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,552 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Nikolas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nikolas was most common in California, at 0.4 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.