Spellings
Nicholas or Nicolas?
In the US in 2025, 53% of babies in this name family were spelled Nicholas and 35% Nicolas. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Nicholas53% of the family3,115 born in 2025#112 among boys−50% since 2015Nicolas35% of the family2,053 born in 2025#177 among boyssteady since 2015Nikolas6% of the family375 born in 2025#717 among boys−25% since 2015Niklaus2% of the family130 born in 2025#1,401 among boys+27% since 2015Nickolas2% of the family118 born in 2025#1,492 among boys−65% since 2015Nikolaos1% of the family51 born in 2025#2,572 among boys+21% since 2015
Ten years ago
Nicholas already led in 2015, with 68% of the family's births; it has 53% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 9,241 to 5,842 births (−37%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas | 6,263 | 3,115 | −50% |
| Nicolas | 1,998 | 2,053 | steady |
| Nikolas | 497 | 375 | −25% |
| Niklaus | 102 | 130 | +27% |
| Nickolas | 339 | 118 | −65% |
| Nikolaos | 42 | 51 | +21% |
How they sound
- Nicholas /ˈnɪkələs/ (NIK-uh-lus)
- Nicolas /ˈnɪkələs/ (NIK-uh-lus)
- Nikolas /ˈnɪkələs/ (NIK-uh-lus)
- Niklaus /ˈnɪklaʊs/ (NIK-lows)
- Nickolas /ˈnɪkələs/ (NIK-uh-lus)
- Nikolaos /nɪkoʊˈlɑoʊs/ (nih-koh-LAH-ohs)
In France
In France in 2025: Nicolas 200 births (#267 among boys) and Nikolas 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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