Nicholai
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning victory of the people; a form of Nicholas.
Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nicholai by the numbers
Nicholai was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 50 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Nicholas
Like Nicholai, each of these traces back to Nicholas: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nicolevictory of the people; a form of Nicholas1,654 in the US (2017)
- Nixonson of Nicholas634 in the US (2017)
- Nickolasvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas218 in the US (2017)
- Niklausvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas155 in the US (2017)
- Nickvictory of the people; short form of Nicholas146 in the US (2017)
- Nikolavictory of the people; a form of Nicholas137 in the US (2017)
- Nikkovictory of the people; form of Nicholas132 in the US (2017)
- Nicolavictory of the people; a form of Nicholas37 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nicholai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nicholasvictory of the people; people's victory5,327 in the US (2017)
- Nicolaivictory of the people; slavic form of nicholas45 in the US (2017)
- Nickolaivictory of the people; form of Nicholas18 in the US (2017)
- Nicholivictory of the people; a form of nicholas14 in the US (2017)
- Nicolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas1,911 in the US (2017)
- Nikolaivictory of the people; from nikao and laos571 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean victory
Like Nicholai, each of these has victory in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Vincentconquering, victorious3,659 in the US (2017)
- Vinnieconquering; from Vincent851 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nicovictory of the people; form of nicholas306 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nasirhelper, protector, victorious749 in the US (2017)
- Nikovictory; a form of Nicholas514 in the US (2017)
- Nikolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas460 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nicholai
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