Is Nikolas a boy or girl name?
Nikolas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 361 boys were named Nikolas, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 23,673 US babies named Nikolas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #725
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nikolas since 1937
- 23,673
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 1,065 babies
Boys and girls named Nikolas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 503 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,955 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 5,945 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 7,812 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 5,132 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,188 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 361 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 422 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 475 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 477 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 453 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 454 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 502 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 463 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 498 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 497 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 495 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 520 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 550 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 562 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 591 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 633 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 674 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 741 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 780 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 898 | #336 | 5 | #18,417 |
| 2004 | 1,060 | #301 | 5 | #18,050 |
| 2003 | 795 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 745 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 747 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 739 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 885 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,007 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 718 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 599 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 487 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 492 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 458 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 443 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 418 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 438 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 350 | #513 | 5 | #13,853 |
| 1988 | 289 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 216 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 201 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 185 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 169 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 149 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 136 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 133 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 127 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 132 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 109 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,252 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,941 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,346 | 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 | 5 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikolas reached #287 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #13,853 in 1989. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nikolas
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.