Nicholai is a rare variant of Nichole that peaked in 2010 and has grown less common since.
Nicholai is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,075 for boy births in the United States (and #14,867 across all names), given to 12 babies. Nicholai was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 2010 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #7,075 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #5,594 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #7,174 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,728 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,708 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | #3,775 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #3,677 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | #2,521 |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | #3,413 |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #3,067 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #3,666 |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 | #2,587 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #2,991 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | #2,693 |
| 2010 | 51 | 51 | #2,458 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #3,089 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #2,665 |
| 2007 | 36 | 36 | #3,171 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 | #2,612 |
| 2005 | 34 | 34 | #3,068 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #3,428 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #3,698 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #4,285 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,833 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,810 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,563 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,375 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,869 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,807 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #5,027 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,762 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #3,601 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,998 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,805 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #4,589 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #3,567 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,568 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,786 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,747 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #5,022 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,182 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #3,629 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,315 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,018 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,743 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,636 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #4,301 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,464 |