How Many People Are Named Nikolaos?
An estimated 1,963 people in the United States have the first name Nikolaos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nikolaos peaked in popularity in 2014 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikolaos 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 Nikolaos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,963
About 1 in 174,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2014
57 births
Total Registered
2,020
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikolaos
Nikolaos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,020 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikolaos as a male name
Ranked #2,772 in 2024
47 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (57 births)
Nikolaos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikolaos span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 447 babies were registered. While Nikolaos is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nikolaos by Decade
How has Nikolaos 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.
Nikolaos by State
Birth registrations for Nikolaos span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 78 Nikolaoss were registered per state.
Nikolaos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikolaos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikolaos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikolaos?
We estimate approximately 1,963 people named Nikolaos 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 174,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikolaos a common name?
Nikolaos is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,020 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikolaos most popular?
Nikolaos reached peak popularity in 2014, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikolaos is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikolaos a male name?
Nikolaos is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikolaos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikolaos Smith, Nikolaos Johnson, Nikolaos 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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