Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “victory + people”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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- Wikipedia (nl): NicolaasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“victory + people”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Nicolaas is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Dutch, Afrikaans and 2 other languages. Dutch Wikipedia gives the components victory + people.
Meaning: “victory + people”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 6 boys (rank 10695).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Nicolaas
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | observed |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 11 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,403 | observed |
| 1980 | 12 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,153 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,692 | observed |
| 1983 | 10 | 3,884 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 3,925 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,200 | observed |
| 1989 | 13 | 4,017 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,415 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | observed |
| 1992 | 10 | 5,236 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 5,360 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 17 | 3,693 | observed |
| 1996 | 22 | 3,202 | observed |
| 1997 | 21 | 3,351 | observed |
| 1998 | 10 | 5,840 | observed |
| 1999 | 13 | 5,035 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,839 | observed |
| 2001 | 14 | 5,142 | observed |
| 2002 | 17 | 4,502 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | observed |
| 2005 | 14 | 5,578 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,788 | observed |
| 2008 | 11 | 7,187 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 10,808 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,158 | observed |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,146 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,696 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Nicolaas” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Nicolaas— “victory of the people”
Nicolaas, _m._ _Dutch_, Gr. victory of the people, 90
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Dutch-born American physicist
Dutch botanist
South African politician (1903-1978)
Dutch theologian, professor, writer and poet, also known as Hildebrand (1814-1903)
Dutch politician (1839-1909)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
