Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Variant of Nicholas.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicolai
Pronunciation
n(i)-co-lai
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1881, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2572, 51 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2024 | 52 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2022 | 68 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 62 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 66 |
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 2019 (rank #2487, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 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