How Many People Are Named Nicholai?
people named Nicholai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 340,423 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,024 babies named Nicholai in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
51 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicholai in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicholai alive today is about 18 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicholai first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2010, to 51 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicholai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,457, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #7,071.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,071 |
| Best rank | #2,457 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,981 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicholai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicholai were born in California than in any other state: about 69 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicholai was given about 2.9 times as often in California.
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