Recorded 2012–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 28 births

Nikkolai — boys' name

28 babies named Nikkolai in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s212020s7
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Nikkolai was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nikkolai in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikkolai

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Nikkolai between 2012 and 2021, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikkolai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikkolai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikkolai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikkolai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nikkolai at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

28

Since 2012

10 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2012

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nikkolai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2012

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212017201620152012 5

Nikkolai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 75% of Nikkolai's all-time total
2010s212020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikkolai?
28 babies have been named Nikkolai since 2012. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
When was Nikkolai most popular?
Nikkolai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Nikkolai been used?
Nikkolai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 10 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nikkolai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.