Nikolaos
Nikolaos was the 2591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1347th; the most babies were born in 2014 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 255 places. More babies were named Nikolaos in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,591 boys, up 56 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201458 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,072babies recorded
Nikolaos popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,591 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,647 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,619 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,903 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,843 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,037 | 27 |
| 1970 | #2,377 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nikolaos, counting every spelling?
Nikolaos has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nikolaos?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nikolaos (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nikolaos 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 Nikolaos.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nikolaos?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Nikolaos are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 40. That makes Nikolaos 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.
Nikolaos by state
How common Nikolaos was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×). In 45 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 Nikolaos
How popular is the name Nikolaos?
Nikolaos was the 2591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1347th; the most babies were born in 2014 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 255 places. More babies were named Nikolaos in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nikolaos a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nikolaos in the US.
Where is Nikolaos most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nikolaos was most common in Massachusetts (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.