Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nikolaj

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nikolaj

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #4950, 19 births); most recent 2024 (rank #8947, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025–
20248
2023–
20229
20219
202011
201919
201814
201710
201616

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 2020 (rank #2680, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20207
20195
2018–
2017–
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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #706, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
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