Nikolaos
Nikolaos is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη nikē 'victory' and λαός laos 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English form is Nicholas. In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem.
Meaning & Origin of Nikolaos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikolaos is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη nikē 'victory' and λαός laos 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English form is Nicholas. In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem.
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The Story of Nikolaos
Nikolaos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1962, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 57 Nikolaoss were born — ranking #2,298 that year. As of 2026, Nikolaos ranks #2,758 for baby boys with 47 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 2K Nikolaoss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nikolaos
Nikolaos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nikolaos's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikolaos's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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