Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nicholas

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Victorious People
Victorious

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicholas

Pronunciation

n(i)-cho-las

Famous People

Actor Nicholas Brendon, Actor Nicolas Cage, Singer Nick Jonas, Singer Nick Lachey

Celebrity Babies

Son of Vanna White, Son of Gene Simmons, Son of Phil Collins, Son of Marilu Henner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #6, 29,156 births); most recent 2025 (rank #112, 3,115 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #955, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,1158
20243,025–
20233,257–
20223,6396
20213,862–
20204,065–
20194,6408
20184,843–
20175,3676
20165,7636

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #52, 1,385 births); most recent 2025 (rank #214, 234 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025234
2024236
2023245
2022287
2021321
2020303
2019408
2018356
2017398
2016388

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #698, 34 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20239
20224
20218
20209
20198
20188
20178
20166
20154
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #77, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 24 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202524
202431
202331
202237
202121
202030
201945
201840
201734
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #46, 186 births); most recent 2025 (rank #190, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202522
202422
202328
202219
202120
202017
201925
201826
201732
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #104, 23 births); most recent 2024 (rank #305, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20245
20235
20224
20216
20203
20199
20186
20179
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #2, 346 births); most recent 2023 (rank #105, 33 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202333
202234
202137
202046
201947
201858
201741
201663
201555
201484

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence