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Boy name Greek origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Nikolaos

nee-KOH-lah-os · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
victory of the people
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · classical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2772
2024 births47
Peak year2014
First appeared1962
Total US births2,020
2014 peak19621978199320092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
NikosNiko
Alternate spellings
Nicholas
In other languages
Nicholas (English)Nikola (Serbian)Nikolai (Russian)

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Notable people named Nikolaos

Nikolaos Plastiras (PM)
Saint Nikolaos of Myra