How Many People Are Named Nicolai?
people named Nicolai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 186,869 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,865 babies named Nicolai 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
78 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicolai in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicolai alive today is about 17 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicolai first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2015, to 78 babies. In 2025, 51 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicolai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,883, in 2015. In 2025 it ranked #2,590.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,590 |
| Best rank | #1,883 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,223 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicolai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicolai were born in California than in any other state: about 302 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicolai was given 4 times as often in California, 2.3 times in Florida and 1.7 times in Texas.
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