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How popular is the name Nikola?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nikolas are alive today.
Nikola (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Nicola in England and Wales, ranked 2788th in 2025 and given to 9 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2010, when 175 babies were given the name, the 283rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2010; the 2025 figure is roughly 5% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Nicola you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Nicolas born in England and Wales are between 44 and 55, and there are at least 180,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 44% chance that at least one of them will be called Nicola.
How many babies are named Nikola each year?
Includes all spellings: Nikola, Nicola. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Nikola spelling rank?
Where does the Nicola spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Nikola most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Nicola, peaked in 1974, when around 10,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Nikola spelling itself peaked in 2010, with 175 babies.
How many people are called Nikola?
At least 180,000 people named Nikola in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Nikola?
Most living Nikolas are between 44 and 55; the most common age is about 52.
Is Nikola becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.