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“Variant of Nicholas — The people's victory” — Greek, via Latin and Old French origin
Boy's name · #1498 in the US (2025) · 90s
Nickolas reached its best rank, #248, in 1989 and ranked #1498 in 2025. About 39,000 boys have carried it since 1882. Nickolas is a rare spelling of Nicholas (#112) and Nicolas (#177) — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way.
Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 36 notable people named Nickolas:
Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nickolas Ashford, American musician and actor.
Similar names: Nikolas · Marquis · Nikolaos · Alec · Nigel · Nikko
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