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Boy's name · #1498 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
Nickolas reached its best rank, #248, in 1989 and ranked #1498 in 2025. About 39,000 boys have carried it since 1882.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#1,572 in Italy (2024) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #6,244 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,922 in England & Wales (2024) · #3,091 in Austria (2024) · #835 in Poland (2016) · #391 in Puerto Rico (2013) · #623 in Ireland (2011) · #4,848 in France (2007) · #303 in New Zealand (1993) · #337 in Scotland (1988).
Among 36 notable people named Nickolas:
Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nickolas Ashford, American singer and songwriter, half of Ashford & Simpson (1941–2011).
Nickolas is a rare spelling of Nicholas (#112) and Nicolas (#177) — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way.
Similar names: Nikolas · Marquis · Nicolai · Quintin · Nikko · Nigel
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