Nicolas
Boy nameNicolas has been given to 101,764 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2003 and currently ranks #177 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈnɪ.kə.ləs/
Origin: Latin < Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
101,764
Peak year
2003 (3,012 babies)
Rank in 2025
#177 for boys
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▲ +3%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Nicolas
Nicolas Sarkozy
23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
Nicolas Poussin
French painter (1594-1665)
Nicolas Appert
French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nicolas.
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