Nickolai comes from the Russian tradition, meaning People of victory.
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How popular is Nickolai?
2015peak year
Nickolai first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1976. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2015, 31 babies received the name (ranked #3563). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5412), with roughly 19 babies named Nickolai each year. Nickolai has been declining in recent years. In total, around 523 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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