Meaning of the nameNicolas
- Male
- Greek origin
- Ni-co-las
Nicolas is a masculine name of Greek origin, a variant of Nicolau, from the Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), 'victory of the people'.
Meaning
“form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'”
Source: Wiktionary: Nicolau · Behind the Name: Nicholas · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicolas
- People (2022)
- 310,593
- Rank in Brazil
- #90
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 112,589
- people
Nicolas in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nicolas, 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 (155,653 people).
3,062 women 307,531 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 Nicolas is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nicolas in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.202%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.193%
- Rondônia 0.191%
- Santa Catarina 0.189%
- São Paulo 0.181%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 80,437 | 0.181% |
| Minas Gerais | 25,545 | 0.124% |
| Paraná | 23,065 | 0.202% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 22,703 | 0.141% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20,971 | 0.193% |
| Bahia | 14,931 | 0.106% |
| Santa Catarina | 14,365 | 0.189% |
| Pernambuco | 12,404 | 0.137% |
| Pará | 10,742 | 0.132% |
| Ceará | 10,045 | 0.114% |
| Goiás | 9,702 | 0.138% |
| Maranhão | 9,220 | 0.136% |
| Amazonas | 6,588 | 0.167% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,698 | 0.156% |
| Alagoas | 5,393 | 0.172% |
| Paraíba | 5,297 | 0.133% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,167 | 0.135% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 4,410 | 0.134% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,396 | 0.159% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,051 | 0.144% |
| Piauí | 3,673 | 0.112% |
| Sergipe | 3,197 | 0.145% |
| Rondônia | 3,018 | 0.191% |
| Tocantins | 1,932 | 0.128% |
| Acre | 1,326 | 0.160% |
| Amapá | 1,307 | 0.178% |
| Roraima | 1,010 | 0.159% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It is the most common spelling in the group, the same as the French form.
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 Nicolas
What does the name Nicolas mean?
Nicolas means “form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Nicolas in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 310,593 people with the first name Nicolas, which ranks it number 90 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nicolas a boy's or a girl's name?
Nicolas is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 3,062 women and 307,531 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Nicolas?
Nicolas is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nicolas most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.202% of the state's population is named Nicolas (23,065 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nicolas?
Nicollas, Nikolas, Nycolas and Nickolas. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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