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Nikolas

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #436 to #1410.200020052010201520202025#436#1410
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#654
1997#1257
1998#958
1999#973
2000#881
2001#751
2002#993
2003#976
2004#1410
2005#954
2006#1084
2007#987
2008#668
2009#596
2010#736
2011#647
2012#719
2013#676
2014#574
2015#523
2016#597
2017#591
2018#520
2019#463
2020#436
2021#439
2022#465
2023#530
2024#678
2025#687

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 Norway in 40 of the 43 years from 1983 to 2025.

In 2025: #412 among boys in Norway, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #687 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1983–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #633 among boys in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1983–2025

    Highest recorded position: #177 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1983–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #687 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 5 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #177 in Norway in 2019.

Nikolas'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#68752HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#67854HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#53073HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#46586HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#43995HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#43692HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#46387HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#52075HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#59163HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#59760HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#52374HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#57462HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#67649HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#71946HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#64751HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#73641HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#59654HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#66845HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#98725HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#108420HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#95423HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#141012HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#97619HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#99317HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#75123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#88118HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#97315HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#125710HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#65424HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4127HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4316HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#31412HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#23917HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#21221HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#24616HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#17731HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#35710HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#26918HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#22324HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#22224HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#22024HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#24121HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#29315HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#22423HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#19727HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#24022HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#28316HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#21624HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#23220HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#30712HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#30013HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#28114HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#28714HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#25817HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#24421HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#34611HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#33112HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#38310HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4767HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#32714HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#40210HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4389HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5506HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#40511HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#38010HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#36910HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#35611HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5086HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#32613HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#33711HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Nikolas is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Nikolas, between 1983 and 2025, in 40 of those 43 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2019England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England 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 2020Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2011Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: highest position in 2014ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419832025
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
Norway1983–202540#177 in 2019
England and Wales1996–202530#436 in 2020
Republic of Ireland2005–202520#326 in 2011
Northern Ireland20141#346 in 2014
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 13 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2011) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Nikolas

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1983–2025.
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 5 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #177 in Norway in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.