Data through 2025

Nikolai name popularity in the United States

Nikolai ranked #605 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 469 boys named Nikolai.

Rank#605

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded469

SSA

Peak year2016

639 recorded

Five-year change-10.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Nikolai for boys and girls

Boys

469

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1960 to 2025

Nikolai in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys469#605
2024boys484#593
2023boys470#602
2022boys491#582
2021boys622#480
2020boys521#545
2019boys554#514
2018boys614#473
2017boys573#507
2016boys639#480
2015boys629#474
2014boys516#539
Show full history (63 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys469#605
2024boys484#593
2023boys470#602
2022boys491#582
2021boys622#480
2020boys521#545
2019boys554#514
2018boys614#473
2017boys573#507
2016boys639#480
2015boys629#474
2014boys516#539
2013boys436#585
2012boys421#601
2011boys365#640
2010boys313#732
2009boys299#760
2008boys231#899
2007boys208#949
2006boys163#1081
2005boys162#1035
2004boys141#1124
2003boys124#1190
2002boys116#1200
2001boys108#1231
2000boys80#1504
1999boys95#1283
1998boys94#1280
1997boys76#1423
1996boys82#1321
1995boys68#1448
1994boys76#1340
1993boys63#1472
1992boys62#1472
1991boys65#1411
1990boys52#1587
1989boys46#1678
1988boys37#1815
1987boys31#1974
1986boys29#2007
1985boys32#1834
1984boys27#1979
1983boys18#2577
1982boys21#2341
1981boys24#2138
1980boys26#2058
1979boys28#1903
1978boys16#2669
1977boys24#2008
1976boys32#1646
1975boys31#1630
1974boys21#2050
1973boys12#2857
1972boys16#2323
1971boys12#2813
1970boys10#3071
1969boys15#2217
1966boys5#3948
1965boys8#2982
1964boys8#3050
1962boys5#4033
1961boys5#4065
1960boys6#3665

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Nikolai’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-25.4%
Change since peak-26.6%