Meaning of the nameNikolas
- Male
- Greek origin
- Ni-ko-las
Nikolas 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 Nikolas is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Nicolau · Behind the Name: Nicholas · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicolas
- People (2022)
- 8,418
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,926
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,494
- people
Nikolas in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nikolas, 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 (3,526 people).
88 women 8,330 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 Nikolas is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nikolas in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,965 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,220 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 583 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 551 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 524 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 417 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 325 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 321 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 308 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 206 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 164 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 160 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 153 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 147 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 131 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 116 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 110 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 106 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 85 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nikolas
It swaps the c for k; Wiktionary records it as a variant of Nicolas and of Nicolau, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant.
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 Nikolas
What does the name Nikolas mean?
Nikolas 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 Nikolas is a spelling.
How many people are named Nikolas in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,418 people with the first name Nikolas, which ranks it number 1,926 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nikolas a boy's or a girl's name?
Nikolas is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 88 women and 8,330 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Nikolas?
Nikolas is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nikolas most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nikolas (1,220 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nikolas?
Nicolas, Nicollas, Nycolas and Nickolas. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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