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.
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Nikolaos
The earliest SSA record of Nikolaos as a baby boy name dates back to 1962, when 7 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 57 newborns named Nikolaos — #2,298 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Nikolaoss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,758 among baby boy names 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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Variants & Related Forms of Nikolaos
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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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