Nikolas
Nikolas is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Nikolas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikolas is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include the following:
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The Story of Nikolas
Nikolas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1937, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 1,060 Nikolass were born — ranking #301 that year. As of 2026, Nikolas ranks #737 for baby boys with 363 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 24K Nikolass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Nikolas
Nikolas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Nikolas's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #286. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikolas'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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