Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nikolis 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikolis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 122
- 122 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 12 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 10 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 as a first name in 2020; 101 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nikolis’s family of names
In Greek usage, Nikolis as a surname is a transliteration of Νίκολης. In Greek usage, Nikolis is a transliteration of Νικόλης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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