Nicholas
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Nicholas
Nicholas is derived from the Greek Nikolaos, a name that evolved from the components nikē, meaning "victory", and laos, "people." It shares origins with Nike, the name of the Greek goddess of victory. Nicholas is also a New Testament name that is well-used in literature, such as in Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby.
And then there's St. Nicholas who, in addition to bringing bags of toys once a year, is also the patron saint of schoolchildren, mechanics, sailors, scholars, brides, bakers, travelers, and Russia, where the name was a star of the czarist dynasty.
Nicholas, though it has lost some ground (it was in the Top 10 from 1993 to 2002), is still a popular classic that would make an attractive, solid choice.
Along with this historical depth, Nicholas, and nicknames Nick and Nicky, project an aura of masculine panache, and has long been a favorite of writers for rich boys, Romeos, thugs and detective characters.
Offshoots Cole and Colin have long had lives of their own. Short form Nico is hot and getting hotter.
Nicholas is also given to girls, where it ranks #11640 in the US.
Pronounced NIK-uh-lus.
As of October 2026, Nicholas ranked #112 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5 in 1999, Nameberry popularity #155.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #57 | 6,779 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #62 | 6,259 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #63 | 5,763 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #68 | 5,367 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #74 | 4,843 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #78 | 4,640 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #87 | 4,065 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #92 | 3,862 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #97 | 3,639 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #109 | 3,257 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #118 | 3,025 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #112 | 3,115 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Nicholas on lists
Famous Nicholass
- Saint NicholasBoy
4th,century Greek Bishop of Myra
- Nicholas IBoy
IV, popes
- Nicholas I and IIBoy
Emperors of Russia
- Nicholas I (born Nikola Mirkov PetrovićBoy
Njegoš), King of Montenegro
- Nicholas of CusaBoy
German philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer
- Nicholas Charles SparksBoy
American novelist
- Nicholas Jerry "Nick" JonasBoy
American musician
- Nicholas William Peter "Nick" CleggBoy
Deputy British Prime Minister
- Nicholas Rodney "Nick" DrakeBoy
English singer,songwriter
- Nicholas King "Nick" NolteBoy
American actor
- Nicholas Joseph "Nick" BraunBoy
American actor
- Nicholas Thompson "Nick" SwisherBoy
American baseball player
- Nicholas MeyerBoy
American screenwriter
- Nicholas Caradoc HoultBoy
English actor
- Nicholas PeggBoy
British actor, director, and writer
- Nicholas BriggsBoy
English actor, writer and director
- Nicholas James MacDonald PatrickBoy
British,American astronaut
- Nicholas Scott "Nick" LacheyBoy
American singer and TV personality
- Nicholas John "Nick" FrostBoy
English actor, comedian, and screenwriter
- (Benjamin) Nicholas "Nick" MonroeBoy
American tennis player
- Nicholas Peter Andrew "Nick" GrimshawBoy
English radio DJ
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English radio and TV presenter
- Nicholas HeathBoy
Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor
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American musician
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American actor
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American fashion designer
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American actor and TV presenter
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American actor
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American baseball player
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Scottish singer
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American basketballer
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American musician
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British Member of Parliament
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American NFL player
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American baseball player
- Nicholas TatambukaBoy
birth name of Nick Nola, Ugandan singer
- Nicholas George "Nick" RomanBoy
American NFL player
- Nicholas J "Nick" KrollBoy
American actor and comedian
- Nicholas Iglesias (b. 2017)Boy
son of Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and former pro tennis player Anna Kournikova
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American baseball player
- Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson (b. 2020)Boy
son of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds
- Nicholas Alexander chavezBoy
Actor
- Yixiang "Nicholas" WangBoy
Taiwanese singer and rapper; member of Japanese boy-band &TEAM
Nicholas in pop culture
- Nicholas NicklebyBoy
Dickens novel and its main character
- Nicholas "Nick" BurkhardtBoy
main character on the show "Grimm".
- Nicholas Joseph "Nick" FuryBoy
Movel comics and movies character
- Nicholas BenedictBoy
character in "Mysterious Benedict Society" series
- Nicholas “Nicky” BanksBoy
Will's baby cousin on Fresh Prince of Bel,Air
- Nicholas "Nick" CharlesBoy
detective in Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man" novels and film series
- Nicholas "Nick" AmaroBoy
Detective on Law & Order SVU
- Nicholas BrodyBoy
character on Showtime's "Homeland"
- Nicholas "Nick" WildeBoy
lead (fox) character in the movie "Zootopia"
- Nicholas D. WolfwoodBoy
character from the anime "Trigun"
- Nicholas "Nick" CampbellBoy
main character in film "The Internship"
- Nicholas "Nick" StokesBoy
character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Nicholas "Nick" DaleyBoy
character in "Night at the Museum"
- Nicholas "Nick" St. ClairBoy
character on Freeform's "Riverdale"
- Nicholas SteinerBoy
character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- Old St. NicholasBoy
another name for Santa Claus
- Nicholas “Nicky” KatsopolisBoy
character on TV’s Full House and Fuller House
- Nicholas “Nick” ScratchBoy
a character off “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
Variations & nicknames
- NickBoy
- NickyBoy
- ColeBoy
- ColinBoy
- CollinBoy
- KlaesBoy
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- NicoBoy
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- NicolesBoy
- NicoletBoy
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