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Nikolaos

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nikolaos: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Nikolaos: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #727, and it stood at #1,705 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1224 to #3416.199820052010201520202025#1224#3416
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1591
1997#1454
1998#1821
2000#2142
2001#3134
2003#2189
2004#2578
2005#2174
2006#2087
2007#2023
2008#3158
2009#2318
2010#1911
2011#2613
2012#3416
2013#1920
2014#1486
2015#1902
2016#2175
2017#2324
2018#1382
2019#1745
2020#2076
2021#1516
2022#1224
2023#2007
2024#1859
2025#1705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #1859 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024.

Nikolaos's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#170515HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#185913HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#122422HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#151616HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#174513HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#138218HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#217510HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#190212HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#148616HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#191111HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#23188HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nikolaos is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Nikolaos, between 1996 and 2025, in 28 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202528#1224 in 2022
Scotland20241#727 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Nikolaos

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.