Nikolas
4 countries#717 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nikolas was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
24,050 births recorded 1937–2025 · currently #717 · peaked in 2004 with 1,065 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
480 births recorded 1969–2022 · currently #1561 · peaked in 2021 with 25 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Rhône, Essonne, Val-de-Marne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
91 births recorded 1978–2024 · peaked in 2019 with 9 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
4 births recorded 2014–2014 · peaked in 2014 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nikolas’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #383 | — |
| 2007 | #398 | ↓15 |
| 2008 | #430 | ↓32 |
| 2009 | #443 | ↓13 |
| 2010 | #455 | ↓12 |
| 2011 | #474 | ↓19 |
| 2012 | #487 | ↓13 |
| 2013 | #514 | ↓27 |
| 2014 | #557 | ↓43 |
| 2015 | #566 | ↓9 |
| 2016 | #565 | ↑1 |
| 2017 | #586 | ↓21 |
| 2018 | #552 | ↑34 |
| 2019 | #602 | ↓50 |
| 2020 | #604 | ↓2 |
| 2021 | #585 | ↑19 |
| 2022 | #595 | ↓10 |
| 2023 | #649 | ↓54 |
| 2024 | #728 | ↓79 |
| 2025 | #717 | ↑11 |
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