The first name Nikolay
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 boys were named Nikolay, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 21 births (#1,250).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nikolay with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nikolay at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Nikolay, the 6,342nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 32 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 Nikolay
76 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nikolay ChkheidzeGeorgian politician (1864-1926)
- Nikolay MihaylovBulgarian association football player, born 1988
- Nikolay OkhlopkovActor, theatre director (1900–1967)
- Nikolay IlievBulgarian footballer, born 1964
- Nikolay BukhalovCanoe racer, born 1967
- Nikolay BazhukovCross-country skier, born 1953
- Nikolai Nikolayevich KomlichenkoFootballer, born 1995
- Nikolay AntonovBulgarian athletics competitor (born 1968)
- Nikolay BodurovBulgarian footballer, born 1986
- Nikolay SmagaAthletics competitor (1938-1981)
- Nikolay DimitrovBulgarian footballer (born 1987)
- Nikolay NenovskyBulgarian economist, born 1963
Questions
- How popular is the name Nikolay?
- In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Nikolay, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 2021, with 21 births.
- Is Nikolay a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 507 US babies named Nikolay since 1880 were boys.
- When was Nikolay most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 32 babies were named Nikolay, its highest rank at 3,422nd.