NameTides

Nikolaos

Nikolaos was the #2,572 boys' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales.

Nikolaos as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Nikolaos as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Nikolaos as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,572 (51)#1,705 (15)——
2024#2,750 (47)#1,859 (13)#727 (3)—
2023#2,614 (50)#2,008 (11)——
2022#2,717 (48)#1,224 (22)#703 (3)#2,229 (7)
2021#2,410 (56)#1,516 (16)——
2020#2,617 (48)#2,076 (10)#711 (3)#2,197 (7)
2019#2,736 (46)#1,745 (13)—#2,189 (7)
2018#3,055 (38)#1,382 (18)—#2,176 (7)
2017#2,951 (40)#2,324 (9)—#2,439 (6)
2016#2,587 (48)#2,175 (10)—#1,831 (9)
2015#2,809 (42)#1,902 (12)#529 (5)#1,577 (11)
2014#2,277 (58)#1,486 (16)—#1,778 (9)
2013#2,562 (47)#1,920 (11)—#1,654 (10)
2012#3,231 (34)#3,416 (5)—#1,655 (10)
2011#2,547 (48)#2,613 (7)—#1,268 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,410.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1962.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nikolaos is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 36,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nikolaos by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nikolaos (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NikolaosCanadaBoys—too few
NikolaosEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
NikolaosNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NikolaosScotlandBoys—too few
NikolaosUSBoys#2,57251