Is Nikolay a boy or girl name?

Nikolay is a boy’s name. Of the 507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nikolay

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Nikolay was most popular in 2010, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,645 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 507 people named Nikolay.

Nikolay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikolay’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikolay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikolay is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 507 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.

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