Boy name Serbian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Nikola

NEE-koh-lah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
victory of the people
Language
Serbian
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1594
2024 births108
Peak year2020
First appeared1960
Total US births3,341
2020 peak19601976199220082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
NikolicaNiksa
Alternate spellings
Nicholas
In other languages
Nicholas (English)Nikolai (Russian)Niccolo (Italian)

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