Is Nikolai a boy or girl name?
Nikolai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 484 boys were named Nikolai, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,550 US babies named Nikolai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #589
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nikolai since 1960
- 10,550
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 639 babies
Boys and girls named Nikolai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 733 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,632 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,058 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,584 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 484 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 468 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 490 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 622 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 520 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 553 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 614 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 572 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 639 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 629 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 516 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 436 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 421 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 365 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 313 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 299 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 231 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 208 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 141 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 124 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 116 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 68 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 65 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,758 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,208 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,354 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,940 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikolai reached #473 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nikolai
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.