Nicolas
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Nicolas
Nicolas is the French and Spanish form, or streamlined spelling, of Nicholas, popularized by actor Nicolas Cage. Nicolas has been consistently on the charts since Social Security began releasing data, but the name did not truly take off until around the 70s. Today Nicolas is popular among Spanish and Portuguese-speaking parents, ranking in the Top 30 in Spain, Brazil, and Chile.
This spelling leads directly to the nickname Nico.
Nicolas is also given to girls.
Pronounced nih-KOH-lahs.
As of October 2026, Nicolas ranked #177 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #132 in 1998.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #196 | 2,077 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #202 | 1,998 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #194 | 2,085 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #206 | 1,918 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #195 | 2,097 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #181 | 2,145 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #202 | 1,891 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #189 | 2,008 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #191 | 1,989 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #193 | 1,897 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #185 | 1,992 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #177 | 2,053 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Nicolas on lists
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- Nicolas de CondorcetBoy
French philosipher
- Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola)Boy
American actor
- Nicolas Paul Stephane SarkozyBoy
President of France
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65th President of Venezuela
- Nicolas PoussinBoy
French Baroque painter
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French footballer
- Nicolas Pierre Armand MahutBoy
French tennis player
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German tennis player
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Irish cyclist; son of cyclist Stephen Roche
- Nicolas Charles OudinotBoy
1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio, Marshal of France
- Nicolas BourbakiBoy
pseudonym of a group of French mathematicians
- Nicolas Jon "Nic" KnievelBoy
son of daredevil Evel Knievel
- NicolasBoy
Jacques Charrier (b. 1960), son of actors Brigitte Bardot and Jacques Charrier
- Nicolas Poiret (b. 1978)Boy
son of actors Caroline Cellier and Jean Poiret
- Nicolas Yaffa (b. 1985)Boy
son of bassist Sami Yaffa of the New York Dolls
- Nicolas Mulroney (b. 1985)Boy
son of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- Nicolas Sled (b. 1993)Boy
son of TV personality Sophie Davant and Pierre Sled
- Nicolas "Nico" Marley (b. 1995)Boy
son of Rohan Marley; grandson of singer Bob Marley
- Nicolas Ramos (b. 1995)Boy
son of TV news anchor Jorge Ramos
- Nicolas Robert Grandezka (b. 1999)Boy
son of actor Wolfram Grandezka and model Nadja Auermann
- Nicolas Haza Paleta (b. 1999)Boy
son of actors Ludwika Paleta and Plutarco Haza
- Nicolas Grev Austin Collins (b. 2001)Boy
son of musician Phil Collins
- Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe (b. 2006)Boy
son of actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker
- Nicolas Bendtner (b. 2010)Boy
son of TV personality Caroline Fleming and footballer Nicklas Bendtner
- Nicolás GómezBoy
Acebo y Carney (b. 2013), son of the Viscount de la Torre; great,nephew of King Juan Carlos of Spain
- Nicolas Paul Gustaf Bernadotte (b. 2015)Boy
Prince of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland; daughter of Princess Madeleine
- Nicolás GómezBoy
Acebo y Halamandari (b. 2016), son of Don Fernando Gómez,Acebo; great,nephew of King Juan Carlos of Spain
- Nicolás HerasBoy
Casado (b. 2016), son of actress Anne Igartiburu and composer Pablo Heras,Casado
- Nicolas "Nico" GaitánBoy
Argentine professional footballer
- Nicolas “Nico” HülkenbergBoy
german Formula one driver
Variations & nicknames
- NicBoy