NameTides

Nikola

Nikola was the #1,644 boys' name in the US in 2025 (102 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales and #859 in Canada.

Nikola as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nikola as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Nikola as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,644 (102)#1,897 (13)—#859 (30)
2024#1,589 (108)#1,758 (14)—#927 (27)
2023#1,440 (126)#1,407 (18)—#886 (27)
2022#1,447 (125)#1,609 (15)#657 (4)#727 (35)
2021#1,291 (147)#1,290 (20)#755 (3)#673 (40)
2020#1,237 (151)#1,150 (23)—#576 (45)
2019#1,340 (134)#1,113 (24)—#664 (38)
2018#1,244 (148)#1,194 (22)—#618 (42)
2017#1,348 (132)#1,146 (24)—#789 (31)
2016#1,349 (132)#1,498 (17)#713 (3)#576 (47)
2015#1,271 (141)#1,786 (13)—#679 (38)
2014#1,402 (120)#1,560 (15)—#575 (47)
2013#1,483 (110)#2,403 (8)—#726 (33)
2012#1,551 (102)#2,458 (8)—#837 (27)
2011#1,587 (97)#2,892 (6)—#545 (48)

Nikola as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nikola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Nikola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#11,932 (7)#2,788 (9)—#397 (3)#885 (3)—
2024#13,477 (6)#2,254 (12)————
2023#13,462 (6)#1,469 (21)————
2022#10,383 (9)#1,245 (26)——#458 (8)—
2021#8,464 (12)#901 (39)#792 (3)#446 (3)#586 (6)—
2020#11,090 (8)#807 (45)#544 (5)—#700 (4)—
2019#6,414 (18)#796 (47)#560 (5)—#421 (9)—
2018#9,806 (10)#624 (65)#809 (3)—#299 (15)—
2017#10,689 (9)#493 (88)#570 (5)#432 (3)#341 (12)—
2016#6,663 (18)#372 (123)#453 (7)#353 (4)#316 (14)—
2015#7,266 (16)#384 (119)#379 (9)#426 (3)#244 (21)#2,891 (6)
2014#8,485 (13)#326 (141)#365 (10)#247 (7)#179 (30)—
2013#9,612 (11)#302 (156)#267 (15)#150 (13)#181 (32)—
2012#9,109 (12)#345 (140)#370 (10)#330 (5)#151 (38)—
2011#11,181 (9)#317 (152)#317 (12)#224 (8)#162 (37)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #1,237.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Nikola were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 250,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nikola is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nikola by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,256FL
Nikola (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#52123
Quebec2025#7165

Nikola (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NikolaCanadaGirls—too few
NikolaCanadaBoys#85930
NikolaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
NikolaEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
NikolaIrelandGirls#8853
NikolaIrelandBoys—too few
NikolaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
NikolaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NikolaScotlandGirls—too few
NikolaUSGirls#11,9327
NikolaUSBoys#1,644102