Nikolas Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Nikolas is often associated with the Goddess of Vicotry Nike in Greek mythology, featuring outstretched wings.

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A Deep Dive

Nikolas Overview

Meaning

Victory of the people

Gender

Boy

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning “victory of the people” from “nike” (victory) and “laos” (people).

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪkələs/

Popularity

Nikolas is moderately used internationally, particularly in Greece and other European countries. In the USA, Nikolas ranked #648 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

9 (Humanitarian, Selfless, Creative)

Name Styles

Classic, Traditional, Mythological

Associated Traits

Confident, determined, charismatic

Name Day

December 6th
A Deep Dive

Nikolas Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Nicholas, Nicolas, Nickolas, Niklaus, Nikolai, Nicola, Nikolaos, Nikita, Nico, Niels

Common Nicknames

Nick, Nico, Nicky, Nik, Nikko, Klaus, Cole, Nix, Cola, Kolya

Diminutives

Nick, Nico, Nik, Nicky, Klaus, Niko, Nikos, Nix, Nika, Cola

Famous People

  • Nikolas K. Gvosdev
    (American Journalist)
  • Nikolas Kompridis
    (Australian Philosopher)
  • Nikolas Papadopoulos
    (Cypriot Politician)
  • Nikolas Schreck
    (American Artist)
  • Nikolas Tombazis
    (Greek Engineer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Nikolas Cassadine
    ("General Hospital," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Nikolas?

Nikolas means “victory of the people.” Individuals named Nikolas are known for their leadership qualities and charismatic personalities.

What Is the Origin of The Name Nikolas?

Nikolas has its roots in Greek, originating from the name “Nikolaos.” The name is derived from the Greek words “nike,” meaning “victory,” and “laos,” meaning “people,” combining to signify “victory of the people.”

Nikolas Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Nikolas in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5852021#5952022#6482023
Top 3 Rankings#2861998#3012004#3191999

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Nikolas

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023648
(-53 from 2022)
419
(-52 from 2022)
0.02288
2022595
(-10 from 2021)
471
(-4 from 2021)
0.02515
2021585
(+19 from 2020)
475
(+22 from 2020)
0.02535
2020604
(-2 from 2019)
453
(-1 from 2019)
0.02449
2019602
(-50 from 2018)
454
(-48 from 2018)
0.02362
2018552
(+34 from 2017)
502
(+39 from 2017)
0.02583
2017586
(-19 from 2016)
463
(-35 from 2016)
0.02339
2016567
(-1 from 2015)
498
(+1 from 2015)
0.02458
2015566
(-9 from 2014)
497
(+3 from 2014)
0.02431
2014557
(-43 from 2013)
494
(-26 from 2013)
0.02411
2013514
(-27 from 2012)
520
(-30 from 2012)
0.02573
2012487
(-13 from 2011)
550
(-12 from 2011)
0.02710
2011474
(-19 from 2010)
562
(-29 from 2010)
0.02767
2010455
(-12 from 2009)
591
(-42 from 2009)
0.02877
2009443
(-13 from 2008)
633
(-41 from 2008)
0.02985
2008430
(-32 from 2007)
674
(-67 from 2007)
0.03091
2007398
(-15 from 2006)
741
(-39 from 2006)
0.03345
2006383
(-48 from 2005)
780
(-118 from 2005)
0.03558
2005335
(-34 from 2004)
898
(-162 from 2004)
0.04221
2004301
(+50 from 2003)
1060
(+265 from 2003)
0.05016
2003351
(+7 from 2002)
795
(+50 from 2002)
0.03784
2002358
(-3 from 2001)
745
(-2 from 2001)
0.03605
2001355
(+3 from 2000)
747
(+8 from 2000)
0.03611
2000358
(-39 from 1999)
739
(-146 from 1999)
0.03539
1999319
(-33 from 1998)
885
(-122 from 1998)
0.04340
1998286
(+66 from 1997)
1007
(+289 from 1997)
0.04966
1997352
(+41 from 1996)
718
(+119 from 1996)
0.03594
1996393
(+71 from 1995)
599
(+112 from 1995)
0.02989
1995464
(-13 from 1994)
487
(-5 from 1994)
0.02421
1994451
(+8 from 1993)
492
(+34 from 1993)
0.02414
1993459
(+19 from 1992)
458
(+15 from 1992)
0.02217
1992478
(+5 from 1991)
443
(+25 from 1991)
0.02110
1991483
(-9 from 1990)
418
(-20 from 1990)
0.01972
1990474
(+38 from 1989)
438
(+88 from 1989)
0.02035
1989512
(+26 from 1988)
350
(+61 from 1988)
0.01670
1988538
(+80 from 1987)
289
(+73 from 1987)
0.01443
1987618
(+14 from 1986)
216
(+15 from 1986)
0.01108
1986632
(+12 from 1985)
201
(+16 from 1985)
0.01046
1985644
(+21 from 1984)
185
(+16 from 1984)
0.00961
1984665
(+35 from 1983)
169
(+20 from 1983)
0.00901
1983700
(+57 from 1982)
149
(+13 from 1982)
0.00800
1982757
No change from 1981
136
(+3 from 1981)
0.00721
1981757
(+20 from 1980)
133
(+6 from 1980)
0.00714
1980777
(-22 from 1979)
127
(-5 from 1979)
0.00685
1979755
(+62 from 1978)
132
(+23 from 1978)
0.00737
1978817
(+360 from 1977)
109
(+53 from 1977)
0.00638
19771177
(+603 from 1976)
56
(+28 from 1976)
0.00328
19761780
(-419 from 1975)
28
(-13 from 1975)
0.00172
19751361
(+110 from 1974)
41
(+6 from 1974)
0.00253
19741471
(+77 from 1973)
35
(+4 from 1973)
0.00215
19731548
(+18 from 1972)
31
(+1 from 1972)
0.00192
19721566
(+296 from 1971)
30
(+7 from 1971)
0.00179
19711862
(+263 from 1970)
23
(+5 from 1970)
0.00127
19702125
(-709 from 1969)
18
(-14 from 1969)
0.00094
19691416
(+420 from 1968)
32
(+13 from 1968)
0.00175
19681836
(+304 from 1967)
19
(+5 from 1967)
0.00107
19672140
(+486 from 1966)
14
(+4 from 1966)
0.00079
19662626
(-151 from 1965)
10
(-1 from 1965)
0.00055
19652475
(+1128 from 1964)
11
(+5 from 1964)
0.00058
19643603
(-559 from 1963)
6
(-2 from 1963)
0.00030
19633044
(+621 from 1960)
8
(+2 from 1960)
0.00039
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19603665
(+281 from 1958)
6
(+1 from 1958)
0.00028
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19583946
(-255 from 1949)
5
No change from 1949
0.00023
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19493691
(-516 from 1937)
5
(-1 from 1937)
0.00028
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19373175
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00055
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Nikolas

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4102021#4282022#3982023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#5112021#3972022#5342023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3822021#6062022#5522023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4872021#5152022#5722023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6062021#4252022#7262023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6472021#6892022#6842023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7692021#8832022#5512023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7352021#7792022#14462023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7502020#5092021#8552023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5182021#5352022#6102023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4982021#5392022#5002023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4492021#4982022#7182023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7562021#6142022#5412023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6532021#6122022#7392023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5722021#7742022#7072023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6352021#10472022#5972023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#9492021#7932022#7452023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#7372018#5842021#6552022

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#8622017#8912018#6362019

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#8862021#7792022#5472023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#9702021#8392022#5972023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3552018#4262019#4322022

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3922015#7042016#5232018

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#9302019#10622020#9902022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5662019#6532021#6602022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5392020#4332021#5512022

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6542020#5922021#5832022

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3752017#3132018#4142021

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5552014#7602019#8242022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5722013#7012016#7102018

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5592008#5562011#5472016

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8502011#7832021#9262022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6192010#7472013#7602014

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4472006#6332018#5532022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4162005#5272007#6012014

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1642004#1942006#2342008

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4362003#3862004#6342009

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3862003#2802004#4692013

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2791997#2751998#2851999

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2212004#2852005#3092006

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1941998#2051999#2462002

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1671991#1691998#2052002

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1981994#1991998#2202001

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1581998#2011999

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2071999#2702009

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2752006

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1631996

Popularity Rankings for Nikolas in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Slovakia

Slovakia flagSlovakia#402021#372022#402023

Popularity in Czechia

Czechia flagCzechia#832014#882015#1052016

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#1622020#1622021#1492022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#1512021#1922022#1702023

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#2052021#2342022#3102023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2522020#2662021#2112022

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2942022#2442023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3462014

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3552019#4772021#3922022

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3701995

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#4542021#3802022#5842023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#4062022#4792023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4632019#4362020#4392021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#4792021#8602022#5952023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#5222019#6212021#5982022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#8292019#5902021#5622022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Nikolas a Name for Boys or Girls?

Nikolas is predominantly a name for boys. Its strong, classic sound has made it a popular choice for parents looking for a timeless male name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Nikolas

Nikolas in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Nikolas K. Gvosdev (Journalist, 1970): A journalist and editor focusing on international affairs and security issues.
  • Nikolas Kompridis (Philosopher, 1953): An Australian philosopher known for his work in critical theory and political philosophy.
  • Nikolas Papadopoulos (Politician, 1973): A Cypriot politician who serves as the leader of the Democratic Party in Cyprus.
  • Nikolas Schreck (Artist, 1963): An American artist, author, and musician known for his contributions to gothic and industrial music.
  • Nikolas Tombazis (Engineer, 1968): A Greek automotive engineer, notable for his work in Formula One car design.
  • Nikolas Cassadine ("General Hospital," 1996 TV Series): A prince from a fictional European country who is involved in many dramatic storylines.
  • None

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