Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Victory of the people
- Polish
- Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
- Russian
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nikolai
Pronunciation
n(i)-ko-lai
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #480, 639 births); most recent 2025 (rank #605, 469 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 469 |
| 2024 | 484 |
| 2023 | 468 |
| 2022 | 490 |
| 2021 | 622 |
| 2020 | 520 |
| 2019 | 553 |
| 2018 | 614 |
| 2017 | 572 |
| 2016 | 639 |
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 #894, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1228, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 28 |
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 2019 (rank #2150, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
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 2014 (rank #609, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2018 (rank #595, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #360, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 |
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