Victory of the people
Nykolas is a modern creative spelling of the Greek name Nicholas. It is derived from the Greek elements 'nike', meaning victory, and 'laos', meaning people.
Less common today
Nykolas isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,168 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).