Nikolay is a rare variant of Nikolai that peaked in 2010 and has grown less common since.
Nikolay is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,342 for boy births in the United States (and #13,375 across all names), given to 14 babies. Nikolay first appears in 1992 and peaked in 2010 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,342 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,490 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #5,572 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,709 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,400 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #5,497 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,595 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,058 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #5,976 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #3,958 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #3,667 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #3,826 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #4,987 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | #4,617 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | #3,422 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #3,528 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,981 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,361 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #4,329 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,796 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #4,095 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,591 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,395 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,345 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #6,199 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,299 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,881 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,871 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,499 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,734 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,412 |