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Mikolaj

Boy

Meaning of Mikolaj: Polish: 'victory of the people'

Mikolaj is a boy's name most strongly associated with Polish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5513th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5513

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

253

First recorded 1994 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 7 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Mikolaj per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 17.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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