Nickolas
Meaning
victory of the people (variant spelling of Nicholas)
Nickolas around the world
One shared root links 13 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Nikolaos, nike "victory" + laos "people"
The constellation
Sources list Nickolas among the forms of Nicholas (English).
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nickolas peaked in the 2000s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
3,339 people · the #3,610 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 62,500 · median age 12
Among people named Nickolas living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 316 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Nickolas
Most people given the name Nickolas in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Nickolas you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Nickolas deep dive
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