Masculine dossier · first seen 1960

Nikolai

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

639

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1960Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

24.3%

2024

484

All-time

10,550

Nikolai 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 2016, when 639 boys were named Nikolai.

In 2024, only 484 boys were given the name.

Down 24.3% from its peak.

All told, about 10,550 Americans have been named Nikolai and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1960.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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