How Many People Are Named Nikolas?
people named Nikolas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,535 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,050 babies named Nikolas in Social Security records from 1937 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,065 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of NIKOLAOS or NICHOLAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nikolas (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nikolas alive today is about 21 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nikolas first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 2004, to 1,065 babies. In 2025, 375 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nikolas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #287, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #719.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #719 |
| Best rank | #287 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #368 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nikolas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nikolas were born in California than in any other state: about 3,825 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nikolas was given 1.5 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.5 times in Washington and 1.4 times in Arizona.
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