| Nikolaos | Alexandros | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Victory of the people | Defender of the people |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | nee-KOH-lah-os | ah-leh-KSAN-dros |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (58) | 2007 (60) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nikolaos | Alexandros |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 300 | 226 |
| 2010s | 448 | 420 |
| 2000s | 404 | 401 |
| 1990s | 284 | 345 |
| 1980s | 293 | 222 |
| 1970s | 295 | 144 |
| 1960s | 48 | 17 |
Greek Nikolaos (Nicholas), from 'nike' ('victory') and 'laos' ('people'), i.e. 'victory of the people'. Borne by Saint Nicholas.
Greek Alexandros, from 'alexo' ('to defend, help') and 'aner/andros' ('man'), i.e. 'defender of men/people'. Borne by Alexander the Great.
Nikolaos and Alexandros are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nikolaos means Victory of the people (greek origin), while Alexandros means Defender of the people (greek origin).
In US records, Nikolaos first appears in 0 and Alexandros in 0, so Nikolaos has the longer recorded history.