Nikolaos is an uncommon variant of Nicolas that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Nikolaos is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,591 for boy births in the United States (and #5,580 across all names), given to 51 babies. Nikolaos first appears in 1962 and peaked in 2014 (58 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | #2,591 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | #2,783 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | #2,646 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #2,745 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | #2,426 |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #2,647 |
| 2019 | 46 | 46 | #2,754 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | #3,089 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | #2,988 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 | #2,609 |
| 2015 | 42 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,289 |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 | #2,588 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #3,283 |
| 2011 | 48 | 48 | #2,577 |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #2,619 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #2,738 |
| 2008 | 49 | 49 | #2,570 |
| 2007 | 52 | 52 | #2,467 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | #2,552 |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | #2,333 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #2,607 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #3,316 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #2,668 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #2,903 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | #2,999 |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | #2,586 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,731 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #2,171 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #2,285 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #3,425 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #3,117 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #2,797 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #2,382 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #2,843 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #2,056 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #3,043 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #2,376 |
| 1986 | 35 | — | #1,781 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #2,217 |
| 1983 | 36 | — | #1,646 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #2,098 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #1,849 |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #2,037 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #1,347 |
| 1978 | 37 | — | #1,560 |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #1,565 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #1,529 |
| 1975 | 31 | — | #1,652 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | #1,511 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | #2,016 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #2,133 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | #2,345 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #2,377 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #2,383 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,541 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,918 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,813 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,535 |