Is Nikola a boy or girl name?
Nikola is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 108 boys were named Nikola, so 5.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.3% of the 3,992 US babies named Nikola were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,594
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,746
- Babies named Nikola since 1948
- 3,992
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 159 babies
Boys and girls named Nikola, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 54 | 40 | 42.6% |
| 1970s | 145 | 153 | 51.3% |
| 1980s | 192 | 72 | 27.3% |
| 1990s | 404 | 100 | 19.8% |
| 2000s | 692 | 108 | 13.5% |
| 2010s | 1,197 | 132 | 9.9% |
| 2020s | 657 | 41 | 5.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 108 | #1,594 | 6 | #14,746 |
| 2023 | 126 | #1,443 | 6 | #14,664 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,452 | 9 | #10,981 |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,294 | 12 | #8,841 |
| 2020 | 151 | #1,239 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2019 | 134 | #1,343 | 18 | #6,627 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,250 | 10 | #10,358 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,356 | 9 | #11,365 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,355 | 18 | #6,836 |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,276 | 16 | #7,511 |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,410 | 13 | #8,830 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,490 | 11 | #10,068 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,557 | 12 | #9,554 |
| 2011 | 97 | #1,597 | 9 | #11,907 |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,813 | 16 | #7,796 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,836 | 11 | #10,471 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,731 | 11 | #10,600 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,107 | 11 | #10,627 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,911 | 11 | #10,420 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,053 | 16 | #7,407 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,743 | 10 | #10,483 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,095 | 5 | #17,645 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,910 | 10 | #10,035 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,582 | 10 | #9,904 |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,753 | 13 | #7,913 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,796 | 9 | #10,096 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,087 | 11 | #8,421 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,295 | 8 | #10,519 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,101 | 15 | #6,292 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,088 | 10 | #8,548 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,767 | 12 | #7,459 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,843 | 10 | #8,513 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,723 | 10 | #8,534 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,450 | 10 | #8,414 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,152 | 5 | #14,533 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,450 | 9 | #8,532 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,163 | 11 | #6,638 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,410 | 7 | #8,986 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,784 | 8 | #7,928 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,369 | 12 | #5,710 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,097 | 11 | #6,228 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,549 | 7 | #8,747 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,504 | 7 | #8,774 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,527 | 12 | #5,638 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,350 | 13 | #5,119 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,433 | 16 | #4,362 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,916 | 11 | #5,474 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,420 | 18 | #3,724 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,900 | 14 | #4,380 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,378 | 19 | #3,430 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,625 | 20 | #3,247 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,576 | 13 | #4,468 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,835 | 17 | #3,676 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,504 | 9 | #5,334 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,000 | 5 | #7,831 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,307 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,918 | 6 | #6,338 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,648 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,514 | 5 | #7,483 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,435 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,798 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikola reached #1,239 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #3,247 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nikola
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.