Nikola Boy
How popular is Nikola?
#1,644 boy name in 2025
102 baby boys were named Nikola in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Nikola popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,644 for boys (▼ 55 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 102 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,271 in 2015, #1,237 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (151 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,237 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1960 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nikola counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nikolai family of names ranked #448 for boys in 2025 (#437 the year before), with 674 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai | 469 | 70% |
| Nikola | 102 | 15% |
| Nicolai | 51 | 8% |
| Nicola | 28 | 4% |
| Nickolai | 10 | 1% |
| Nikolay | 14 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nikola is most popular
Babies named Nikola per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (96 boys)
Nikola by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54 | #2,363 |
| 1970s | 145 | #2,279 |
| 1980s | 192 | #2,058 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,748 |
| 2000s | 692 | #1,568 |
| 2010s | 1,197 | #1,244 |
| 2020s | 759 | #1,237 |
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Questions
- Is Nikola a boy or girl name?
- Nikola is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Nikola were boys.
- How popular is the name Nikola?
- 102 baby boys were named Nikola in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Nikola most popular?
- Nikola peaked in 2020, when 151 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,237 in 2020.
- How many people are named Nikola?
- 4,102 babies have been named Nikola in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,018 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Nikola most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nikola was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.