Nikola
Nikola was the 1651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1239th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 374 places. More babies were named Nikola in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,651 boys, down 412 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 102boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,102babies recorded
Nikola popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,820 | #1,651 | 7 | 102 |
| 2020 | #11,836 | #1,239 | 8 | 151 |
| 2010 | #7,796 | #1,813 | 16 | 81 |
| 2000 | #7,916 | #1,753 | 13 | 64 |
| 1990 | #14,533 | #2,152 | 5 | 34 |
| 1980 | #8,774 | #2,504 | 7 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,676 | #2,836 | 17 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | #4,435 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Nikola, counting every spelling?
Nikola has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,535 for boys in 2025, against #1,651 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Nikola?
102 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nikola (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nikola 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 82 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nikola.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nikola?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Nikola are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Nikola 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.
Nikola by state
How common Nikola was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.0×), Ohio (1.6×), Florida (1.5×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Nikola
How popular is the name Nikola?
Nikola was the 1651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1239th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 374 places. More babies were named Nikola in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nikola a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Nikola in the US.
Where is Nikola most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nikola was most common in Illinois (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Ohio.