NameTides

Nikolas

Nikolas was the #717 boys' name in the US in 2025 (375 babies), and #687 in England & Wales and #699 in Canada.

Nikolas as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nikolas as a boy’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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSIrelandEngland & Wales
Nikolas as a boy’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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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#717 (375)#687 (52)——#577 (5)#699 (39)
2024#728 (362)#678 (54)#727 (3)—#655 (4)#747 (35)
2023#649 (422)#530 (73)#614 (4)—#584 (5)#680 (38)
2022#595 (475)#465 (86)#392 (8)—#380 (10)#763 (33)
2021#585 (477)#439 (95)#477 (6)—#454 (7)#574 (49)
2020#604 (453)#436 (92)#536 (5)—#402 (9)#674 (38)
2019#602 (454)#463 (87)#355 (9)—#564 (5)#475 (59)
2018#552 (502)#520 (75)#704 (3)—#369 (10)#572 (47)
2017#586 (463)#591 (63)——#356 (11)#447 (65)
2016#565 (499)#597 (60)#707 (3)—#601 (4)#460 (63)
2015#566 (497)#523 (74)#529 (5)—#554 (5)#385 (80)
2014#557 (495)#574 (62)#680 (3)#346 (4)#508 (6)#413 (72)
2013#514 (520)#676 (49)——#448 (7)#399 (73)
2012#487 (550)#719 (46)——#548 (5)#314 (99)
2011#474 (562)#647 (51)#544 (4)—#326 (13)#318 (96)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #301.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1937.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,500 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 4,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nikolas is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 5,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nikolas by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #568ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #662PANew Jersey: #469NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #500CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #527AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #595TXFlorida: #557FL
Nikolas (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#50324
Quebec2025#5707

Nikolas (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
NikolasCanadaBoys#69939
NikolasEngland & WalesBoys#68752
NikolasIrelandBoys#5775
NikolasNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NikolasScotlandBoys—too few
NikolasUSGirls—too few
NikolasUSBoys#717375