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Nickolai
OriginRussian, variation of Nicholas
Meaning"people of victory"
About Nickolai
Russian names, like Russian supermodels, are hot these days, at least they are when politics alow it. This is a strong way to make Nicholas new. More authentically spelled Nikolai.
Pronounced nik-uh-LY.
As of October 2026, Nickolai ranked #8059 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3563 in 2015.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,563 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #4,279 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,183 | 25 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,653 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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