Nicolas

Meaning and origin of Nicolas

Popularity of Nicolas in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1980.
• Over recent years, Nicolas has been falling (−7.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nicolas every 13 schools, all spellings combined.

Nicolas in English-speaking countries

Nicolas ranks 185^th in United States, 202^nd in Ontario (Canada) and 234^th in Ireland, against 252^nd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  202^nd boys’ name202 babies in 3 years1 boy in 841−4.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  185^th boys’ name5,951 babies in 3 years1 boy in 864+0.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  234^th boys’ name63 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,140

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  301^st boys’ name38 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,172

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  337^th boys’ name385 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,146−5.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  475^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,155

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  517^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,788

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Nicolas and Nicolás are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Nicolásabroad
• Nikolas (in French)25

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Nicolas

• Jacques
• Hippolyte
• Théophile
• Sébastien
• Angel
• Calixte
• Léonce
• Ange
• Philippe
• Sirius
• Loukas
• Léone

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• →French names of Latin origin