Nicholas Overview
Nicholas Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Nicholas?
Nicholas means “victory of the people.” This name frequently represents a character that is strong and charismatic, with leadership qualities and a natural ability to inspire and motivate others.
What Is the Origin of The Name Nicholas?
Nicholas has Greek origins. It is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which is composed of the elements “nike,” meaning “victory,” and “laos,” meaning “people.” The name is associated with Saint Nicholas, a patron saint known for his generosity.
Nicholas Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Nicholas
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 109 (-12 from 2022) | 3242 (-392 from 2022) | 0.17705 |
2022 | 97 (-5 from 2021) | 3634 (-223 from 2021) | 0.19402 |
2021 | 92 (-5 from 2020) | 3857 (-205 from 2020) | 0.20586 |
2020 | 87 (-9 from 2019) | 4062 (-574 from 2019) | 0.21961 |
2019 | 78 (-4 from 2018) | 4636 (-204 from 2018) | 0.24124 |
2018 | 74 (-6 from 2017) | 4840 (-525 from 2017) | 0.24900 |
2017 | 68 (-5 from 2016) | 5365 (-396 from 2016) | 0.27108 |
2016 | 63 (-1 from 2015) | 5761 (-495 from 2015) | 0.28441 |
2015 | 62 (-5 from 2014) | 6256 (-521 from 2014) | 0.30600 |
2014 | 57 (-3 from 2013) | 6777 (-368 from 2013) | 0.33071 |
2013 | 54 (-5 from 2012) | 7145 (-594 from 2012) | 0.35359 |
2012 | 49 (-7 from 2011) | 7739 (-860 from 2011) | 0.38139 |
2011 | 42 (-5 from 2010) | 8599 (-1051 from 2010) | 0.42330 |
2010 | 37 (-5 from 2009) | 9650 (-1205 from 2009) | 0.46972 |
2009 | 32 (-3 from 2008) | 10855 (-1673 from 2008) | 0.51181 |
2008 | 29 (-9 from 2007) | 12528 (-1834 from 2007) | 0.57457 |
2007 | 20 (-3 from 2006) | 14362 (-1312 from 2006) | 0.64838 |
2006 | 17 (-2 from 2005) | 15674 (-1402 from 2005) | 0.71494 |
2005 | 15 (-2 from 2004) | 17076 (-1443 from 2004) | 0.80269 |
2004 | 13 (-1 from 2003) | 18519 (-1177 from 2003) | 0.87628 |
2003 | 12 (-3 from 2002) | 19696 (-1694 from 2002) | 0.93739 |
2002 | 9 (-3 from 2001) | 21390 (-1457 from 2001) | 1.03500 |
2001 | 6 No change from 2000 | 22847 (-1806 from 2000) | 1.10457 |
2000 | 6 (-1 from 1999) | 24653 (-986 from 1999) | 1.18052 |
1999 | 5 (+1 from 1998) | 25639 (-994 from 1998) | 1.25743 |
1998 | 6 No change from 1997 | 26633 (-624 from 1997) | 1.31349 |
1997 | 6 No change from 1996 | 27257 (-464 from 1996) | 1.36436 |
1996 | 6 No change from 1995 | 27721 (-1439 from 1995) | 1.38347 |
1995 | 6 (+3 from 1994) | 29160 (+1393 from 1994) | 1.44976 |
1994 | 9 (-1 from 1993) | 27767 (-346 from 1993) | 1.36223 |
1993 | 8 (+4 from 1992) | 28113 (+352 from 1992) | 1.36106 |
1992 | 12 No change from 1991 | 27761 (+404 from 1991) | 1.32248 |
1991 | 12 (+2 from 1990) | 27357 (-556 from 1990) | 1.29062 |
1990 | 14 No change from 1989 | 27913 (-315 from 1989) | 1.29705 |
1989 | 14 No change from 1988 | 28228 (+2929 from 1988) | 1.34677 |
1988 | 14 (+2 from 1987) | 25299 (+2050 from 1987) | 1.26352 |
1987 | 16 (+1 from 1986) | 23249 (+448 from 1986) | 1.19213 |
1986 | 17 (+2 from 1985) | 22801 (+416 from 1985) | 1.18651 |
1985 | 19 (+1 from 1984) | 22385 (+1368 from 1984) | 1.16321 |
1984 | 20 (+1 from 1983) | 21017 (+1126 from 1983) | 1.11989 |
1983 | 21 (+1 from 1982) | 19891 (+247 from 1982) | 1.06735 |
1982 | 22 (-1 from 1981) | 19644 (-133 from 1981) | 1.04092 |
1981 | 21 (-4 from 1980) | 19777 (-1250 from 1980) | 1.06192 |
1980 | 17 (-2 from 1979) | 21027 (-315 from 1979) | 1.13368 |
1979 | 15 (+10 from 1978) | 21342 (+5000 from 1978) | 1.19141 |
1978 | 25 (+26 from 1977) | 16342 (+10270 from 1977) | 0.95645 |
1977 | 51 (+26 from 1976) | 6072 (+2606 from 1976) | 0.35522 |
1976 | 77 (+4 from 1975) | 3466 (+148 from 1975) | 0.21230 |
1975 | 81 (-1 from 1974) | 3318 (+100 from 1974) | 0.20451 |
1974 | 80 (+4 from 1973) | 3218 (+64 from 1973) | 0.19739 |
1973 | 84 (+15 from 1972) | 3154 (+310 from 1972) | 0.19546 |
1972 | 99 (+24 from 1971) | 2844 (+233 from 1971) | 0.16989 |
1971 | 123 No change from 1970 | 2611 (-90 from 1970) | 0.14363 |
1970 | 123 No change from 1969 | 2701 (+124 from 1969) | 0.14180 |
1969 | 123 (-5 from 1968) | 2577 (+27 from 1968) | 0.14088 |
1968 | 118 (+12 from 1967) | 2550 (+261 from 1967) | 0.14363 |
1967 | 130 (+9 from 1966) | 2289 (+149 from 1966) | 0.12864 |
1966 | 139 (+10 from 1965) | 2140 (+72 from 1965) | 0.11774 |
1965 | 149 (+9 from 1964) | 2068 No change from 1964 | 0.10915 |
1964 | 158 (-3 from 1963) | 2068 (-64 from 1963) | 0.10202 |
1963 | 155 (-1 from 1962) | 2132 (-14 from 1962) | 0.10326 |
1962 | 154 (+4 from 1961) | 2146 (+70 from 1961) | 0.10211 |
1961 | 158 (-5 from 1960) | 2076 (-223 from 1960) | 0.09625 |
1960 | 153 (+3 from 1959) | 2299 (+103 from 1959) | 0.10617 |
1959 | 156 (-3 from 1958) | 2196 (+8 from 1958) | 0.10136 |
1958 | 153 (-1 from 1957) | 2188 (-9 from 1957) | 0.10154 |
1957 | 152 (-5 from 1956) | 2197 (-15 from 1956) | 0.10037 |
1956 | 147 (-6 from 1955) | 2212 (+26 from 1955) | 0.10306 |
1955 | 141 (-7 from 1954) | 2186 (-182 from 1954) | 0.10458 |
1954 | 134 (-3 from 1953) | 2368 (+9 from 1953) | 0.11444 |
1953 | 131 (-4 from 1952) | 2359 (+16 from 1952) | 0.11782 |
1952 | 127 (-7 from 1951) | 2343 (-45 from 1951) | 0.11874 |
1951 | 120 (+4 from 1950) | 2388 (+211 from 1950) | 0.12492 |
1950 | 124 (+12 from 1949) | 2177 (+179 from 1949) | 0.11969 |
1949 | 136 (+6 from 1948) | 1998 (+69 from 1948) | 0.11088 |
1948 | 142 (+1 from 1947) | 1929 (-6 from 1947) | 0.10820 |
1947 | 143 (+1 from 1946) | 1935 (+260 from 1946) | 0.10417 |
1946 | 144 (+7 from 1945) | 1675 (+318 from 1945) | 0.10149 |
1945 | 151 (-1 from 1944) | 1357 (-6 from 1944) | 0.09895 |
1944 | 150 (-2 from 1943) | 1363 (-70 from 1943) | 0.09812 |
1943 | 148 (-6 from 1942) | 1433 (-67 from 1942) | 0.09851 |
1942 | 142 (+4 from 1941) | 1500 (+288 from 1941) | 0.10651 |
1941 | 146 (+8 from 1940) | 1212 (+110 from 1940) | 0.09658 |
1940 | 154 (+2 from 1939) | 1102 (+70 from 1939) | 0.09290 |
1939 | 156 (+5 from 1938) | 1032 (+43 from 1938) | 0.09106 |
1938 | 161 (-2 from 1937) | 989 (+54 from 1937) | 0.08702 |
1937 | 159 (-2 from 1936) | 935 (+6 from 1936) | 0.08549 |
1936 | 157 (+1 from 1935) | 929 (+18 from 1935) | 0.08729 |
1935 | 158 (+7 from 1934) | 911 (+38 from 1934) | 0.08517 |
1934 | 165 (-5 from 1933) | 873 (-15 from 1933) | 0.08221 |
1933 | 160 (+3 from 1932) | 888 (-37 from 1932) | 0.08704 |
1932 | 163 (-18 from 1931) | 925 (-178 from 1931) | 0.08609 |
1931 | 145 (+2 from 1930) | 1103 (-28 from 1930) | 0.10311 |
1930 | 147 (-5 from 1929) | 1131 (-61 from 1929) | 0.10013 |
1929 | 142 (-2 from 1928) | 1192 (-24 from 1928) | 0.10762 |
1928 | 140 (-3 from 1927) | 1216 (-56 from 1927) | 0.10656 |
1927 | 137 (-4 from 1926) | 1272 (-47 from 1926) | 0.10947 |
1926 | 133 No change from 1925 | 1319 (-13 from 1925) | 0.11515 |
1925 | 133 (-11 from 1924) | 1332 (-156 from 1924) | 0.11568 |
1924 | 122 (-2 from 1923) | 1488 (+20 from 1923) | 0.12728 |
1923 | 120 (+2 from 1922) | 1468 (+54 from 1922) | 0.12965 |
1922 | 122 (-8 from 1921) | 1414 (-139 from 1921) | 0.12567 |
1921 | 114 (+10 from 1920) | 1553 (+199 from 1920) | 0.13648 |
1920 | 124 (-2 from 1919) | 1354 (+33 from 1919) | 0.12300 |
1919 | 122 (-9 from 1918) | 1321 (-167 from 1918) | 0.13011 |
1918 | 113 (-4 from 1917) | 1488 (+76 from 1917) | 0.14190 |
1917 | 109 (-2 from 1916) | 1412 (-7 from 1916) | 0.14719 |
1916 | 107 (-3 from 1915) | 1419 (-8 from 1915) | 0.15370 |
1915 | 104 (-2 from 1914) | 1427 (+276 from 1914) | 0.16199 |
1914 | 102 (+8 from 1913) | 1151 (+355 from 1913) | 0.16844 |
1913 | 110 (+3 from 1912) | 796 (+120 from 1912) | 0.14844 |
1912 | 113 (+7 from 1911) | 676 (+368 from 1911) | 0.14974 |
1911 | 120 (+17 from 1910) | 308 (+73 from 1910) | 0.12759 |
1910 | 137 (-4 from 1909) | 235 (+31 from 1909) | 0.11270 |
1909 | 133 (-20 from 1908) | 204 (-22 from 1908) | 0.11534 |
1908 | 113 (+30 from 1907) | 226 (+65 from 1907) | 0.13584 |
1907 | 143 No change from 1906 | 161 (+17 from 1906) | 0.10152 |
1906 | 143 (+28 from 1905) | 144 (+32 from 1905) | 0.09995 |
1905 | 171 (+6 from 1904) | 112 (+10 from 1904) | 0.07819 |
1904 | 177 (+7 from 1903) | 102 (+12 from 1903) | 0.07364 |
1903 | 184 (-28 from 1902) | 90 (-22 from 1902) | 0.06959 |
1902 | 156 (+12 from 1901) | 112 (+24 from 1901) | 0.08437 |
1901 | 168 (+31 from 1900) | 88 (-7 from 1900) | 0.07613 |
1900 | 199 (-3 from 1899) | 95 (+26 from 1899) | 0.05860 |
1899 | 196 (-24 from 1898) | 69 (-25 from 1898) | 0.05990 |
1898 | 172 (+5 from 1897) | 94 (+7 from 1897) | 0.07116 |
1897 | 177 (-21 from 1896) | 87 (-19 from 1896) | 0.07135 |
1896 | 156 (+31 from 1895) | 106 (+22 from 1895) | 0.08213 |
1895 | 187 (+5 from 1894) | 84 (+7 from 1894) | 0.06633 |
1894 | 192 (-30 from 1893) | 77 (-12 from 1893) | 0.06165 |
1893 | 162 (+4 from 1892) | 89 (-6 from 1892) | 0.07353 |
1892 | 166 (-2 from 1891) | 95 (+17 from 1891) | 0.07227 |
1891 | 164 (+11 from 1890) | 78 No change from 1890 | 0.07139 |
1890 | 175 (+16 from 1889) | 78 (+10 from 1889) | 0.06516 |
1889 | 191 (-34 from 1888) | 68 (-29 from 1888) | 0.05713 |
1888 | 157 No change from 1887 | 97 (+18 from 1887) | 0.07467 |
1887 | 157 (+5 from 1886) | 79 (-6 from 1886) | 0.07227 |
1886 | 162 (+33 from 1885) | 85 (+19 from 1885) | 0.07140 |
1885 | 195 (-2 from 1884) | 66 (-3 from 1884) | 0.05692 |
1884 | 193 (-19 from 1883) | 69 (-2 from 1883) | 0.05622 |
1883 | 174 (+19 from 1882) | 71 (+5 from 1882) | 0.06313 |
1882 | 193 (+10 from 1881) | 66 (+10 from 1881) | 0.05408 |
1881 | 203 (-26 from 1880) | 56 (-17 from 1880) | 0.05172 |
1880 | 177 First SSA data recorded | 73 First SSA data recorded | 0.06166 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Nicholas
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#802021 | #812022 | #942023 |
New York (NY)
#362021 | #392022 | #402023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#652021 | #672022 | #862023 |
Illinois (IL)
#662021 | #712022 | #902023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1292021 | #1302022 | #1592023 |
Texas (TX)
#1052021 | #1012022 | #1152023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#252021 | #302022 | #442023 |
Florida (FL)
#722021 | #752022 | #932023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1482021 | #1612022 | #1572023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#532021 | #692022 | #602023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1682021 | #1912022 | #1612023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1972021 | #1962022 | #1532023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1382021 | #1732022 | #1392023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1602021 | #1422022 | #1642023 |
Georgia (GA)
#1662021 | #1982022 | #1562023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#1342021 | #1502022 | #1652023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1032021 | #962022 | #1182023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#362021 | #522022 | #572023 |
Washington (WA)
#1532021 | #1422022 | #1722023 |
Maryland (MD)
#752021 | #942022 | #1312023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1182021 | #1812022 | #1512023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1702021 | #1822022 | #1662023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#1132021 | #1512022 | #1502023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#1592021 | #1762022 | #1682023 |
Iowa (IA)
#2042021 | #2312022 | #4422023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#1772021 | #2032022 | #1962023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1672021 | #1952022 | #2502023 |
Alabama (AL)
#1502021 | #2002022 | #1702023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1282021 | #1742022 | #1952023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1612021 | #1302022 | #1552023 |
Utah (UT)
#1732021 | #1642022 | #1992023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#1672021 | #2192022 | #1612023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1862021 | #2432022 | #3182023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#592021 | #1352022 | #512023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1582021 | #1382022 | #1142023 |
Maine (ME)
#1482021 | #1462022 | #1202023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#1892021 | #2922022 | #2472023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#2402021 | #1322022 | #1852023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#2382021 | #1542022 | #1032023 |
Nevada (NV)
#942021 | #1222022 | #1092023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#1372021 | #1082022 | #742023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1722021 | #1292022 | #1772023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#752021 | #692022 | #1152023 |
Delaware (DE)
#392021 | #712022 | #992023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1432019 | #1582020 | #1612021 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1752021 | #1922022 | #2732023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1762015 | #2352018 | #2452021 |
Montana (MT)
#2122020 | #2522022 | #2112023 |
Vermont (VT)
#1092016 | #1332017 | #1332019 |
Alaska (AK)
#2352019 | #1002020 | #642022 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1792015 | #862016 | #1202022 |
Popularity Rankings for Nicholas in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Medieval England
#101377-1381 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#992006 | #812007 | #412011 |
Popularity in Canada
#722021 | #932022 | #1072023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#772021 | #1412022 | #1362023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#792020 | #812021 | #842022 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1392019 | #1762020 | #1662021 |
Popularity in Ireland
#2322021 | #1542022 | #1662023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#2212021 | #2172022 | #1622023 |
Popularity in Austria
#1951989 | #1671994 | #1711995 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#1782019 | #3102021 | #2922022 |
Popularity in Norway
#2542021 | #2342022 | #2582023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#3532021 | #2632022 | #3112023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#2822020 | #3122021 | #3002022 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#2952021 | #3522022 | #3122023 |
Popularity in Poland
#3702020 | #3382021 | #3592022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5872020 | #7942021 | #7592022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Nicholas a Name for Boys or Girls?
Nicholas is usually used for boys. Its strong and timeless appeal, combined with historical and religious significance, makes it a great name for boys.
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