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Name meaning & stats

Nikolay

Nikolay. 507 US babies since 1940, peak 2010. Notable Nikolays are 1.4× over-represented as physicists.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2010

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

507 US babies were named Nikolay between 1940 and 2025.

Where Nikolays end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Actor1.1×Low · 2 people
Ice hockey player1.3×Low · 2 people
Composer1.3×Low · 2 people
Physicist1.4×Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are physicists, Nikolays show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 30 Nikolais spell it Nikolay

  • Nikolai 72%
  • Nicolai 12%
  • Nikoli 4%
  • Nickolai 3%
  • Nikolay 3%
  • Nicoli 3%
  • Nickoli 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2010)