Nikolai
3 countries#605 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nikolai was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
11,027 births recorded 1960–2025 · currently #605 · peaked in 2016 with 639 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
82 births recorded 1985–2022 · currently #5416 · peaked in 2006 with 12 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
8 births recorded 2000–2018 · peaked in 2000 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nikolai’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1081 | — |
| 2007 | #949 | ↑132 |
| 2008 | #899 | ↑50 |
| 2009 | #760 | ↑139 |
| 2010 | #732 | ↑28 |
| 2011 | #640 | ↑92 |
| 2012 | #601 | ↑39 |
| 2013 | #585 | ↑16 |
| 2014 | #539 | ↑46 |
| 2015 | #474 | ↑65 |
| 2016 | #480 | ↓6 |
| 2017 | #507 | ↓27 |
| 2018 | #473 | ↑34 |
| 2019 | #514 | ↓41 |
| 2020 | #545 | ↓31 |
| 2021 | #480 | ↑65 |
| 2022 | #582 | ↓102 |
| 2023 | #602 | ↓20 |
| 2024 | #593 | ↑9 |
| 2025 | #605 | ↓12 |
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