Nikolas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Greek

Nikolas first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 74 babies (rank #524 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nikolas

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

703

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	24	#672
1997	10	#1,317
1998	15	#987
1999	15	#1,005
2000	18	#908
2001	23	#775
2002	17	#1,020
2003	19	#997
2004	12	#1,467
2005	23	#973
2006	20	#1,112
2007	25	#1,009
2008	45	#675
2009	54	#605
2010	41	#739
2011	51	#649
2012	46	#727
2013	49	#683
2014	62	#579
2015	74	#524
2016	60	#605