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Nicolas

“Variant of Nicholas — The people's victory” — Greek, via Latin and Old French origin

Boy's name · #177 in the US (2025) · Trending

Nicolas has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #132 (1998) · 101,585 babies named Nicolas all-time · 1 in 830 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #12 in Argentina (2024) · #18 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #23 in Spain (2024) · #78 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nicolases

• Nicolas Sarkozy — 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
• Nicolas Cage — American actor (born 1964)
• Nicolas Poussin — French painter (1594-1665)
• Nicolas Appert — French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
• Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux — French poet and critic (1636–1711)

In stories & tradition

• Nicolas Bourbaki — fictional human
• Nicolas Chauvin — fictional human
• Nicolas Flamel — Harry Potter

What Nicolases become

Among 5,148 notable people named Nicolas:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nicolas Tiangaye, Central African politician and lawyer.

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