Nikola is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Nikola is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,651 among boys (102) and #12,820 among girls (7) — overall #3,350 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | 109 | #12,820 | #1,651 |
| 2024 | 114 | 114 | #14,801 | #1,595 |
| 2023 | 132 | 132 | #14,681 | #1,446 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | #10,989 | #1,453 |
| 2021 | 159 | 159 | #8,852 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 159 | 159 | #11,836 | #1,239 |
| 2019 | 152 | 152 | #6,630 | #1,344 |
| 2018 | 158 | 158 | #10,361 | #1,250 |
| 2017 | 141 | 141 | #11,371 | #1,357 |
| 2016 | 150 | 150 | #6,837 | #1,355 |
| 2015 | 157 | 157 | #7,511 | #1,277 |
| 2014 | 133 | 133 | #8,833 | #1,411 |
| 2013 | 121 | 121 | #10,070 | #1,490 |
| 2012 | 114 | 114 | #9,557 | #1,557 |
| 2011 | 106 | 106 | #11,908 | #1,597 |
| 2010 | 97 | 97 | #7,796 | #1,813 |
| 2009 | 92 | 92 | #10,471 | #1,837 |
| 2008 | 99 | 99 | #10,603 | #1,731 |
| 2007 | 76 | 76 | #10,628 | #2,107 |
| 2006 | 82 | 82 | #10,421 | #1,911 |
| 2005 | 77 | 77 | #7,407 | #2,053 |
| 2004 | 83 | 83 | #10,484 | #1,743 |
| 2003 | 59 | 59 | #17,646 | #2,096 |
| 2002 | 69 | 69 | #10,039 | #1,910 |
| 2001 | 86 | 86 | #9,904 | #1,584 |
| 2000 | 77 | 77 | #7,916 | #1,753 |
| 1999 | 65 | 65 | #10,094 | #1,796 |
| 1998 | 56 | 56 | #8,421 | #2,087 |
| 1997 | 46 | — | #10,519 | #2,251 |
| 1996 | 56 | — | #6,292 | #2,101 |
| 1995 | 50 | — | #8,548 | #2,088 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #7,460 | #1,767 |
| 1993 | 56 | — | #8,512 | #1,844 |
| 1992 | 36 | — | #8,535 | #2,723 |
| 1991 | 39 | — | #8,415 | #2,450 |
| 1990 | 39 | — | #14,533 | #2,152 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | #8,532 | #2,451 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | — | #2,827 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #6,638 | #3,163 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,811 |
| 1985 | 29 | — | #8,986 | #2,409 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #7,928 | #2,784 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #5,710 | #3,369 |
| 1982 | 37 | — | #6,229 | #2,097 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | #8,747 | #2,549 |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #8,774 | #2,504 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #5,639 | #2,527 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #5,118 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | #4,362 | #2,433 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #5,474 | #2,915 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #3,726 | #2,420 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | #4,380 | #2,900 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #3,429 | #4,377 |
| 1972 | 34 | — | #3,247 | #2,625 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #4,468 | #3,576 |
| 1970 | 29 | — | #3,676 | #2,836 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #5,335 | #3,504 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #7,831 | #4,000 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,307 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #6,339 | #2,919 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,651 | — |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #7,482 | #3,513 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,471 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,571 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,435 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,798 | — |