Overview
people
Sample Size
21,206
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.5%
Female:
0.5%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Greek
Meaning
Nicholas is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), which is composed of two words: νίκη (nike) meaning 'victory' and λαός (laos) meaning 'people', therefore it means 'victory of the people'. In Switzerland, Nicholas is a common name for males.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
10,460 samples
100%
GB
1,808 samples
99%
IT
1,246 samples
99%
KE
815 samples
100%
CA
679 samples
100%
AU
629 samples
100%
ZA
524 samples
99%
MY
521 samples
100%
NG
501 samples
99%
GH
397 samples
99%
SG
353 samples
99%
BR
211 samples
100%
FR
172 samples
98%
CN
161 samples
98%
UG
159 samples
100%
DE
141 samples
99%
ID
136 samples
98%
GR
96 samples
100%
HK
94 samples
100%
NZ
93 samples
100%
+ 71 more countries
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