Is Nikolaos a boy or girl name?
Nikolaos is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Nikolaos, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,020 US babies named Nikolaos were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,772
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nikolaos since 1962
- 2,020
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 57 babies
Boys and girls named Nikolaos, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 293 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 284 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 447 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,640 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,844 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,588 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,316 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,586 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,171 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,918 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikolaos reached #1,348 in 1979. 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 Nikolaos
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.