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By Sophie Kihm · Sep 2026

Kolya

OriginRussian, diminutive of Nikolai

Meaning"people of victory"

GenderBoy

Also a girl's nameShow me Kolya as a girl's name

About Kolya

Variation of Nikolai

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Kolya ranked #11705 in US births in 2002 SSA, peaked at #4773 in 1987.

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US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

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Year	US rank	Births	Per million
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2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

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Kolya in pop culture

Kolya Krasotkin
character in Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"
Nikolai Ardalyonovitch Ivolgin "Kolya
" character in Dostoevsky's "The Idiot"
"Kolya
" 1996 Czech film and its main character

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