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Nicolai

“Victory of the people” — Greek (via Latin Nicolaus/Nicholas, from νίκη 'victory' + λαός 'people') origin

Boy's name · #2572 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Nicolai has appeared in US records since 1962 — best rank #1870 (2015) · 1,865 babies named Nicolai all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 800 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 8,300 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nicolais

• Nicolai Abildgaard — Danish painter, sculptor and architect (1743–1809)
• Nicolai Hartmann — German philosopher (1882–1950)
• Nicolai Jørgensen — Danish association football player (1991-)
• Nicolai Boilesen — Danish footballer
• Nicolai Ghiaurov — opera singer (1929-2004)

What Nicolais become

Among 500 notable people named Nicolai:

Medical professionals appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nicolai L. Volodos, Ukrainian surgeon (b. 1934 d. 2016).

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