Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nicholis isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nicholis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 742
- 742 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 743 as a first name in 2020; 122 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nicholis’s family of names
Nicholis may belong to the same name family as NICHOLISS. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Nicholis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nigel
“the champion”
>99% boys
Niles
“the champion”
>99% boys
Nicholas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nestor
“to return safely”
>99% boys
Demarcus
“the son of Marcus”
>99% boys
Jacques
“he who supplants” · “heel grabber”
>99% boys
Marquis
“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
>99% boys