Nikola

“Victor for the people” — Greek, via Slavic languages origin

Boy's name · #1651 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nikola is near its high-water mark: it reached #1239 in 2020 and still ranked #1651 in 2025. About 3,400 boys have carried it since 1960. Niko is a short form of Nikola. About 1,100 boys a year are given Niko as their full name.

Around the world: #10 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #35 in Croatia (2025) · #86 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nikolas

Nikola Tesla — Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
Nikola Gruevski — politician from North Macedonia
Nikola Jokić — Serbian basketball player
Nikola Kalinić — Croatian association football player
Nikola Žigić — Serbian footballer

In stories & tradition

Nikola Stojšić — Before dawn : a novel in two parts

What Nikolas become

Among 2,007 notable people named Nikola:

Military figures appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nikola VII Zrinski, Croatian military commander (1620-1664).

Similar names: Nickolas · Daemon · Nikko · Artemis · Damir · Nikolaos

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