| Nikolaos | Sirius | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Victory of the people | Named for the Dog Star |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | nee-KOH-lah-os | SEER-ee-us |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (58) | 2022 (61) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nikolaos | Sirius |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 300 | 279 |
| 2010s | 448 | 319 |
| 2000s | 404 | 117 |
| 1990s | 284 | 9 |
| 1980s | 293 | 0 |
| 1970s | 295 | 0 |
| 1960s | 48 | 0 |
Greek Nikolaos (Nicholas), from 'nike' ('victory') and 'laos' ('people'), i.e. 'victory of the people'. Borne by Saint Nicholas.
The proper name of the brightest star in the night sky, from Greek 'Seirios' meaning 'scorching' or 'glowing'. Unlike most star names it is Greek rather than Arabic, and the literal sense is 'scorching/glowing' rather than 'star'.
Nikolaos and Sirius are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nikolaos means Victory of the people (greek origin), while Sirius means Named for the Dog Star (greek origin).
In US records, Nikolaos first appears in 0 and Sirius in 0, so Nikolaos has the longer recorded history.