Male name
Nicolas
3,940 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2016. Expression number: 1.
Origin
From Latin Nicolaus, derived from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, Nikólaos. (Common noun) Probably derived from Internet memes spread by the Twitter account Bouli.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Nicolas”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2016: 197 births. 3,940 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 753 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2003: 3,012 births. 101,764 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 9,949 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2010: 34 births. 432 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2009. It is still given: 102 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 406,555 | 1900–2025 | 1st in 1980 |
| Argentina | 107,800 | 2012–2023 | 10th in 2015 |
| Quebec | 22,466 | 1980–2025 | 5th in 1998 |
| Switzerland | 19,615* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 2,992 | 1984–2025 | 54th in 2002 |
| Berlin | 583 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 477 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 9 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
9 + 6 + 1 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
5 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.