Nikolaas vs Nikolai

Side-by-side comparison of Nikolaas and Nikolai — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Nikolaas

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Nikolai

Boy name · Rank #590

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Metric Nikolaas Nikolai
Current Rank Unranked #590
Total Births (all years) 17 10,550
Peak Year 2012 2016
Peak Year Births 7 639
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1960

Births by Decade

Decade Nikolaas Nikolai
1960ss — 52
1970ss — 202
1980ss — 289
1990ss 5 733
2000ss — 1,632
2010ss 12 5,058
2020ss — 2,584

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nikolaas Nikolai
2014 5 516
2015 — 629
2016 — 639
2017 — 572
2018 — 614
2019 — 553
2020 — 520
2021 — 622
2022 — 490
2023 — 468
2024 — 484

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2014.

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