Nickolas

/ NIK-uh-luhs /
boyclassicmodernstrong

“victory of the people” — Greek

—2024 rank
1998peak year
37,459babies named Nickolas since 1880
▼ 46%5-year trend

Nickolas popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 199818801920196020002024

What does Nickolas mean?

A spelling variant of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, combining nike, victory, and laos, people; borne by the beloved Saint Nicholas.

OriginGreek
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, modern

Names like Nickolas

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Spellings & variants

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