The baby name Nikola is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced NIK-oh-lə (English) — /ˈnɪkələ/,NEE-koh-lah (South/East European/Slavic) — /ˈni.kɔ.la/ or /ˈni.kola/.
The baby name Nikola is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced NIK-oh-lə (English) — /ˈnɪkələ/,NEE-koh-lah (South/East European/Slavic) — /ˈni.kɔ.la/ or /ˈni.kola/.
Nikola is in Origin.
Derived from Greek Nikolaos (nike “victory” + laos “people”), Nikola means “victory of the people.” The name spread across Europe with the cult of Saint Nicholas of Myra, settling as a standard masculine form in South Slavic languages (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene). It also appears as a feminine given name in Central Europe (notably Czech and Slovak) and in German-speaking countries, making Nikola effectively unisex across the continent. Usage remains strong in the Balkans and among diaspora, while rarer in English contexts.
Variants include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nicola (masculine in Italian; often feminine in English), Nicole, Nikolai/Nikolay (Russian), Nicolae (Romanian), Mykola (Ukrainian), Mikuláš (Czech/Slovak), and Mikołaj (Polish). Diminutives and short forms: Niko, Nico, Nik, Niki/Nicky, Nika, and Croatian Dalmatian Nikša. Notable bearers include inventor Nikola Tesla and basketball star Nikola Jokić.
| Nikola Gruevski Nikola Gruevski is a politician from North Macedonia, most famous for serving as the Prime Minister of the country from 2006 to 2016. During his tenure, he focused on economic reforms and infrastructure projects. Gruevski's leadership was marked by both economic growth and political controversy. | Nikola Pašić Nikola Pašić was a prominent Serbian politician who played a key role in the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia. Serving multiple terms as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia, he was instrumental in navigating the country through World War I and the subsequent peace negotiations. His leadership and diplomatic efforts significantly shaped the political landscape of the Balkans in the early 20th century. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola | Milošević | Savo Milošević | association footballer | ★★★★★ | |||
| Nikola | Trumbo | Dalton Trumbo | film director | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2022 | #1 | — | 794 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #1 | 2,402 | 2,277 |
| RS | 0 | #2 | 292 | 923 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #9 | 4,381 | 3,997 |
| HR | 0 | #23 | 396 | 2,081 | |
| BG | 0 | #28 | 57 | 1,799 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #28 | 778 | 3,850 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #33 | 4,249 | 5,378 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #38 | 4,077 | 8,334 |
| MT | 0 | #41 | 3 | 1,767 | |
| CZ | 0 | #44 | 389 | 3,154 | |
| IR | 0 | #47 | 395 | 4,221 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| SI | 0 | #69 | 11 | 1,612 | |
| AL | 0 | #73 | 4 | 2,372 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #80 | 2 | 756 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #81 | 2,362 | 5,096 |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #97 | 126 | 3,402 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #104 | 34 | 1,769 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| HU | 0 | #111 | 5 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,473 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2021 | #121 | 4 | 430 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #122 | 4 | 2,087 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #124 | 12 | 1,651 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #129 | 49 | 4,064 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #131 | 4 | 444 |
| GR | 0 | #132 | 4 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #147 | 36 | 1,509 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #147 | 528 | 2,180 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #148 | 4 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PL | 0 | #155 | 65 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #163 | 12 | 3,954 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Austria | 0 | #178 | 36 | 850 | |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #187 | 135 | 6,530 |
| RU | 0 | #187 | 8 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #193 | 26 | 4,970 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #220 | 48 | 6,912 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #222 | 6 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #222 | 4 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #229 | 14 | 6,293 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #234 | 65 | 5,122 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #256 | 315 | 12,621 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #270 | 20 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #271 | 19 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #278 | 29 | 2,588 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #294 | 32 | 7,401 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 7,429 |
| Canada | Girls | 2015 | #307 | 6 | 2,822 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #307 | 29 | 6,459 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #335 | 86 | 1,885 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #356 | 32 | 2,865 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #375 | 17 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #381 | 57 | 2,542 | |
| France | Girls | 2017 | #402 | 3 | 3,248 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #412 | 146 | 10,162 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #515 | 532 | 5,697 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #523 | 1,663 | 10,046 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #531 | 18 | 10,655 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #576 | 32 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #587 | 268 | 4,949 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #632 | 51 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #634 | 81 | 4,183 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #649 | 17 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #683 | 25 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #711 | 18 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #785 | 108 | 7,044 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #808 | 22 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #818 | 113 | 5,610 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #844 | 108 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #849 | 30 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #853 | 103 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,084 | 45 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,140 | 37 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,157 | 22 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,163 | 49 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,362 | 85 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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