Nicolai
Nicolai was the 2590th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1883rd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 707 places. More babies were named Nicolai in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,590 boys, down 15 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,865babies recorded
Nicolai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,590 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,575 | 50 |
| 2010 | #2,201 | 60 |
| 2000 | #2,971 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,070 | 36 |
| 1980 | #4,818 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nicolai, counting every spelling?
Nicolai has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nicolai?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nicolai (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nicolai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nicolai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nicolai?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Nicolai are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 26. That makes Nicolai mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nicolai by state
How common Nicolai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nicolai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nicolai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nicolai
How popular is the name Nicolai?
Nicolai was the 2590th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1883rd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 707 places. More babies were named Nicolai in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nicolai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nicolai in the US.
Where is Nicolai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nicolai was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.