Masculine dossier · first seen 1960

Nikola

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nikola
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

151

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1960Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

28.5%

2024

108

All-time

3,341

Nikola has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 151 boys were named Nikola.

In 2024, only 108 boys were given the name.

Down 28.5% from its peak.

All told, about 3,341 Americans have been named Nikola and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1960.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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