Boy
Nikolai
Nikolai is a boy's name meaning "Russian form of Nicholas", drawing on Russian roots. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 6 of the last twelve decades.
RussianRussian form of Nicholas
EtymologyMeaning "victory of the people"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
52
1970s
202
1980s
289
1990s
733
2000s
1,630
2010s
3,881
Peaked in the 2010s · 6,787 total U.S. births since 1900