The first name Nikolas
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλας (Nikólas), used in Greece.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 52 boys were named Nikolas, making it the 687th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 95 births (#439).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nikolas with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nikolas at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 375 boys born in the United States were named Nikolas, the 719th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 1,060 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nikolas
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nikolas NarteyDanish association football player, born 2000
- Nikolas IoannouCypriot professional footballer, born 1995
- Nikolas LedgerwoodCanadian association football player, born 1985
- Nikolas CruzAmerican mass shooter and former student of Stoneman Douglas High School, born 1998
- Nikolas MatinpaloFinnish ice hockey player, born 1998
- Nikolas VeratschnigAustrian association footballer, born 2003
- Nikolas SattlbergerAustrian association football player, born 2004
- Nikolas PolsterAustrian footballer, born 2002
- Nikolas RoseBritish sociologist, born 1947
- Nikolas FerreiraBrazilian politician, federal deputy of Minas Gerais, brazilian state since 2023
- Nikolas PapadopoulosCypriot politician (born 1973)
- Nicolaas van WijkDutch linguist, 1880–1941
Questions
- How popular is the name Nikolas?
- In 2025, 52 boys born in England and Wales were named Nikolas, ranking 687th. Its peak was 2021, with 95 births.
- Is Nikolas a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 24,050 US babies named Nikolas since 1880 were boys.
- When was Nikolas most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 1,060 babies were named Nikolas, its highest rank at 301st.