How Many People Are Named Nikola?
people named Nikola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 85,254 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,102 babies named Nikola in Social Security records from 1948 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
159 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nikola, 15.9% were girls and 84.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nikola fell from 51.3% in the 1970s to 5.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nikola alive today is about 19 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nikola first appears in the records in 1948 and was given most often in 2020, to 159 babies. In 2025, 109 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1948 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nikola has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,239, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #1,651. Among girls, its best rank was #3,247, in 1972.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,651 | #12,815 |
| Best rank | #1,239 (2020) | #3,247 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,422 in the 2010s | #4,165 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nikola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nikola were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 451 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nikola was given 6.4 times as often in Illinois, 1.9 times in New York and 1.8 times in California.
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