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Nicholas
Pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1985 · #959
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:3,025 in 2024 (#117)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No girls were recorded as Nicholas in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1985 with 162 babies, ranked #959.
- It first shows up in the records in 1916.
- 3,139 girls have been named Nicholas since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Nicholas per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 92 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 78 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 80 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 597 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,750 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 484 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 58 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Nicholas, CC BY-SA 4.0.