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Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Nicholas

NIK-uh-luhs · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Victory of the people
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Greek · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#118
2024 births3,025
Peak year1995
First appeared1880
Total US births922,897
1995 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
NickNickyCole
Alternate spellings
NicolasNikolas
In other languages
NikolaosNikolaiNicoloMikulas

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Notable people named Nicholas

Saint Nicholas
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Czar Nicholas II