Nicholas
Usage of Nicholas in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nicholas against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nicholas is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Nicholas is a Greek name meaning “victory of the people” or simply “victorious.” Saint Nicholas, patron of children and of Greece and Russia, eventually became Santa Claus, and the name feels friendly at every age. Famous bearers include Copernicus, Machiavelli, Dickens’s Nicholas Nickleby, actor Nicolas Cage, and novelist Nicholas Sparks. Sir Nicholas Winton was the stockbroker who rescued more than 600 Jewish children from Nazi-threatened Czechoslovakia.
Nicholas in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,115 boys were named Nicholas, making it the #112 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 926,047 boys have been named Nicholas, with the most (29,160) in 1995. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, New Jersey and Delaware.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nicholas in other languages
- Nils Dutch, Finnish, Latvian, Norwegian, Swedish
- Nikola Bulgarian, Czech, Latvian, Slovenian
- Nico Dutch, Italian
- Nicolas Dutch, French
- Nicolau Catalan, Portuguese
- Niels Danish, Dutch
- Nikolas German, Icelandic
- Николай Bulgarian, Russian
- Klaas Dutch
- Micholas English
- Miklós Hungarian
- Mikołaj Polish
- Mikuláš Czech
- Niccolò Italian
- Nickel German
- Nicolaas Dutch
- Nicolae Romanian
- Nicolás Spanish
- Nicolò Italian
- Nikolaj Slovenian
- Nikolajs Latvian
- Nikolajus Lithuanian
- Nikolaus German
- Микола Ukrainian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Nicholas
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Nicholas, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Nicholas (Category 1) | 2021 | North Atlantic | 120 km/h |
| Cyclone Nicholas (Category 1) | 2008 | South Indian Ocean | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nicholas | 2003 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nicholas | 1997 | South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h |
| Cyclone Nicholas (Category 2) | 1986 | South Indian Ocean | 157 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Nicholas
There are 23 towns and villages with Nicholas in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 8🇬🇧 United Kingdom 6🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇧 Barbados 1🇨🇾 Cyprus 1🇬🇾 Guyana 1🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Nicholas Denys | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | 852 | Map |
| Mount Nicholas | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Nicholas | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Nicholas | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Nicholas | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Nicholas | Saint Croix Island, 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | – | Map |
| Nicholas Manor | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Saint Nicholas | Saint Peter, 🇧🇧 Barbados | – | Map |
| Saint Nicholas | Limassol, 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – | Map |
| Saint Nicholas | Wales, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nicholas
There are 15 lakes and reservoirs with Nicholas in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇨🇦 Canada 5
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| Lac Nicholas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Nicholas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Nicholas | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Nicholas | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nicholas Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Nicholas songs
12 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Nicholas in their title. The best known:
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Chicago (1865)
- Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II – Jean Sibelius
- Godric’s prayer to St Nicholas – Godric of Finchale
- ST NICHOLAS (13515)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Cobb)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Ellis)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Gilbert)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Greene)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Havergal)
- ST. NICHOLAS (Hoyte)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Nicholas
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nicholas.
Nicholas Amer
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
Nicholas B. Suntzeff
Nicholas Benson
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Fictional characters named Nicholas
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nicholas as a pet name
FurryName has found 67 dogs named Nicholas in public pet registers, making it the #2,499 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (36), Cambridge (2), Richmond (1). Nicholas as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Nicholas in public pet registers, making it the #2,637 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (2), Toronto (2), Corangamite Shire (1). Nicholas as a cat name →
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