Nikola

Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys

Meaning

Nikola is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries, while in West Slavic countries it is primarily found as a feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Nikola first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 61 babies (rank #373 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys (rank #909). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Nikola

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nikola yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,411

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Nikola

Nikola Teslamechanical engineer · b. 1856
Nikola Gruevskihead of government · b. 1970
Nikola Kalinićassociation football player · b. 1988
Nikola Jokićbasketball player · b. 1995
Nikola Žigićassociation football player · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	27	#599
1992	19	#773
1993	28	#602
1994	33	#523
1995	36	#527
1996	54	#409
1997	46	#456
1998	37	#526
1999	49	#420
2000	49	#430
2001	61	#373
2002	57	#388
2003	40	#535
2004	60	#394
2005	32	#668
2006	33	#673
2007	33	#697
2008	38	#654
2009	38	#675
2010	38	#653
2011	48	#551
2012	28	#833
2013	33	#745
2014	48	#579
2015	38	#686
2016	48	#573
2017	31	#818
2018	42	#632
2019	38	#686
2020	45	#589
2021	40	#693
2022	32	#812
2023	25	#984
2024	29	#909