How Many People Are Named Nikola?
An estimated 3,900 people in the United States have the first name Nikola. It is used for both genders, with 83.7% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nikola peaked in popularity in 2020 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nikola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,900
About 1 in 87,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2020
159 births
Total Registered
3,992
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikola
Nikola is predominantly male (83.7%), though 651 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nikola as a male name
Ranked #1,594 in 2024
108 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (151 births)
Nikola as a female name
Ranked #14,746 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (20 births)
Nikola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikola span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,329 babies were registered. While Nikola is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nikola by Decade
How has Nikola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nikola by State
Birth registrations for Nikola span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Tennessee. On average, about 83 Nikolas were registered per state.
Nikola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikola
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nikola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikola?
We estimate approximately 3,900 people named Nikola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 87,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikola a common name?
Nikola is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,992 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikola most popular?
Nikola reached peak popularity in 2020, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikola is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikola a male name?
Nikola is predominantly male. 83.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikola Smith, Nikola Johnson, Nikola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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