Nikolaos
Usage of Nikolaos in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nikolaos against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nikolaos is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Nikolaos in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 51 boys were named Nikolaos, making it the #2572 boys' name in the US. Since 1962, 2,072 boys have been named Nikolaos, with the most (58) in 2014. It is most common, relative to births, in Illinois, Ohio and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | #5 boys | – | Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 |
| Poland | #705 boys | 2 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2025 |
| Poland | #956 boys (all ages) | 312 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2026 |
| Sweden | #820 boys (all ages) | 907 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
| Switzerland | #762 boys (all ages) | 817 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nikolaos in other languages
- Nils Dutch, Finnish, Latvian, Norwegian, Swedish
- Nikola Bulgarian, Czech, Latvian, Slovenian
- Nicholas Dutch, English, French
- Nicolas Dutch, French
- Nicolau Catalan, Portuguese
- Niels Danish, Dutch
- Niko Finnish, Slovenian
- Nikolas German, Icelandic
- Николай Bulgarian, Russian
- Miklós Hungarian
- Mikołaj Polish
- Mikuláš Czech
- Niccolò Italian
- Nickel German
- Nicolaas Dutch
- Nicolae Romanian
- Nicolás Spanish
- Nicolò Italian
- Nikolaj Slovenian
- Nikolajs Latvian
- Nikolaus German
- Микола Ukrainian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Nikolaos
There are 74 towns and villages with Nikolaos in their name, in 3 countries.
🇬🇷 Greece 65🇨🇾 Cyprus 8🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ágios Nikólaos | Crete, 🇬🇷 Greece | 11,421 | Map |
| Áyios Nikólaos | Central Greece, 🇬🇷 Greece | 3,426 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | Central Macedonia, 🇬🇷 Greece | 1,965 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | West Greece, 🇬🇷 Greece | 738 | Map |
| Aghios Nikolaos | Peloponnese, 🇬🇷 Greece | 425 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | Ionian Islands, 🇬🇷 Greece | 315 | Map |
| Áyios Nikólaos | Central Greece, 🇬🇷 Greece | 264 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 211 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | Crete, 🇬🇷 Greece | 136 | Map |
| Ágios Nikólaos | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 127 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Nikolaos
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nikolaos.
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