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“Victory of the people” — Greek, familiar form of Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) origin
Boy's name · #719 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Nikolas reached its best rank, #287, in 1998 and ranked #719 in 2025. Roughly 24,000 boys have been named Nikolas since 1937. Niko is a short form of Nikolas. About 1,100 boys a year are given Niko as their full name. Together with its spelling variants Nicholas (#112) and Nicolas (#177), Nikolas would rank around #54 with about 5,500 births last year — the newborns split about 56/37/7 across Nicholas, Nicolas, and Nikolas.
Around the world: #57 in Czechia (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 305 notable people named Nikolas:
Scientists & scholars appear 1.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nikolas Rose, British sociologist.
Similar names: Nickolas · Kristian · Nicolai · Jayceon · Nikolaos · Nikko
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