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Boy's name · #1498 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
Nickolas reached its best rank, #248, in 1989 and ranked #1498 in 2025. About 39,000 boys have carried it since 1882.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#2,088 in Canada (2024).
Among 36 notable people named Nickolas:
Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nickolas Ashford, American musician and actor.
Nickolas is a rare spelling of Nicholas (#112) and Nicolas (#177) — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way.
Similar names: Nikolas · Marquis · Nicolai · Alec · Nikko · Nigel
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