How do you pronounce Nikolai?

Nikolai is pronounced NEE-koh-lye.

What is the origin of Nikolai?

Nikolai is of Russian origin, from Slavic/Russian culture.

Boy name Russian origin Christian tradition

Nikolai

NEE-koh-lye · 7 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Victory of the people (Nicholas)

Language

Russian

Culture

Slavic/Russian

Religion

Christian

Style era

classic

Themes

royal · saint

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#589

2024 births484

Peak year2016

First appeared1960

Total US births10,550

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

NikoKolya

Alternate spellings

NikolayMykola

In other languages

Nikolai (Russian)Mykola (Ukrainian)Mikolaj (Polish)Nicolae (Romanian)

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Notable people named Nikolai

Tsar Nikolai II

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