Nikolaos

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Nikolaos was most popular in 2014, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,072 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,540, with 51 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,072 people named Nikolaos.

Most popular in2014

Rank that year#5,072

Births that year58

Total since 18802,072

Given to100% boys

Nikolaos over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikolaos’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikolaos a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikolaos is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,072 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nikolaos

Where Nikolaos is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org