Nikolas

Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: Greek — Familiar form of Νικόλαος (Nikolaos)

Nicknames: Niko

Boy's name · #719 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Nikolas reached its best rank, #287, in 1998 and ranked #719 in 2025. Roughly 24,000 boys have been named Nikolas since 1937.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#57 in Czechia (2025) · #163 in Poland (2025) · #238 in Austria (2025) · #302 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #353 in Sweden (2025) · #412 in Norway (2025) · #640 in Ireland (2025) · #694 in England & Wales (2025) · #860 in Switzerland (2025) · #951 in Belgium (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #715 in Canada (2024).

Famous Nikolases

Nikolas Tombazis — Greek racing car designer
Nikolas Nartey — Danish association football player
Nikolas Ioannou — Cypriot professional footballer
Nikolas Maes — Racing cyclist
Nikolas Špalek — Slovak soccer player

In stories & tradition

Nikolas Cassadine — Fictitious character from General Hospital
Nikolas Sarris — Lord Byron (book)

What Nikolases become

Among 305 notable people named Nikolas:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nikolas Rose, British sociologist.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Nicholas (#112) and Nicolas (#177), Nikolas would rank around #54 with about 5,500 births last year — the newborns split about 56/37/7 across Nicholas, Nicolas, and Nikolas.

About 1,100 boys a year are given Niko as their full name.

Similar names: Nickolas · Kristian · Nicolai · Jayceon · Alexis · Nikolaos

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