Nicolas

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Variant of Nicholas (from Greek)

Boy's name · #177 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Nicolas is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1882, it stood at #177 in 2025; about 102,000 boys have been named Nicolas along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#13 in Argentina (2025) · #18 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #23 in Spain (2024) · #39 in Mexico (2024) · #47 in Ecuador (2025) · #78 in Czechia (2025) · #120 in Switzerland (2025) · #125 in Austria (2025) · #148 in Poland (2025) · #186 in Sweden (2025) · #218 in Ireland (2025) · #225 in Belgium (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Nicolases

Nicolas Sarkozy — 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
Nicolás Maduro — President of Venezuela 2013 to 2026
Nicolas Cage — American actor (born 1964)
Nicolas Poussin — French painter (1594–1665)
Nicolas Appert — French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)

In stories & tradition

Nicolas Bourbaki — Collective pseudonym for a group of mathematicians
Nicolas Chauvin — Legendary French soldier
Nicolas Flamel — Harry Potter (novel series)

What Nicolases become

Among 6,504 notable people named Nicolas:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician (1837–1885).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Nicholas (#112) and Nikolas (#719), Nicolas would rank around #54 with about 5,500 births last year — the newborns split about 56/37/7 across Nicholas, Nicolas, and Nikolas.

Similar names: Nicholas · Dante · Niko · Lorenzo · Andres · Rafael

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