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Nikola

As of 2025, Nikola ranks #1644 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 102 boys received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1237 five years ago, #1644 now. SSA records for Nikola go back to 1960; the peak came in 2020 at #1237, with 151 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Illinois, where it ranks #752 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1644
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1237
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
102
boys named Nikola

Nikola popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.005%0.007%0.009%18801900192019401960198020002020#1237 in 2020
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2020

Where Nikola is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MI—New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025IA—Illinois: #752 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#752Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025IN—Ohio: #855 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#855Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025CT—California: #1299 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1299Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Nikola in 2025TX—Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Illinois (#752), Wisconsin (#785), Washington (#898)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Nikola in the most recent year of SSA data.

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