Meaning of the nameNickolas
- Male
- Greek origin
- Nic-ko-las
Nickolas is a spelling of the name Nicolas, which means “form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'”.
Meaning
“form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'”
Meaning of the name Nicolas, of which Nickolas is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Nicolau · Behind the Name: Nicholas · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicolas
- People (2022)
- 3,339
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,610
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,312
- people
Nickolas in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nickolas, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,480 people).
31 women 3,308 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Nickolas is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nickolas in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,083 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 363 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 304 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 254 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 220 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 140 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 99 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 74 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nickolas
It writes the k sound with ck, in place of the c of Nicolas.
About the name Nicolas
Wiktionary records Nicolas as a variant of Nicolau, which comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Nicolao and Latin Nīcolāum, going back to Greek Νικόλαος. Behind the Name gives that name the meaning 'victory of the people', from nike, 'victory', and laos, 'people', and links its wide use in the Christian world to the fame of Saint Nicholas. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) quotes José Pedro Machado: Nicolas is the French Nicolas, equivalent to Nicolau. Almost always male, the name grew from the 1990s on and was most often given to people born in the 2010s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 310,593 people named Nicolas, with a median age of 8; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Other spellings of Nicolas
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nicolas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Nicolau · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nicholas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicolas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Nickolas
What does the name Nickolas mean?
Nickolas means “form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Nicolas, of which Nickolas is a spelling.
How many people are named Nickolas in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,339 people with the first name Nickolas, which ranks it number 3,610 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nickolas a boy's or a girl's name?
Nickolas is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 3,308 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Nickolas?
Nickolas is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nickolas most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nickolas (1,083 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nickolas?
Nicolas, Nicollas, Nikolas and Nycolas. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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