Nikoli Popularity by Year
Follow Nikoli across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nikoli birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 6 | #10,695 | Down 3,863 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 12 | #6,832 | Down 315 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 13 | #6,517 | Down 884 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 16 | #5,633 | Down 853 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 20 | #4,780 | Up 1,516 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 13 | #6,296 | Down 2,502 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 28 | #3,794 | Up 816 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 21 | #4,610 | Down 721 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 27 | #3,889 | Down 365 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 31 | #3,524 | Down 159 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 33 | #3,365 | Up 773 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 24 | #4,138 | Down 274 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 26 | #3,864 | Down 334 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 30 | #3,530 | Down 20 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 30 | #3,510 | Down 596 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 40 | #2,914 | Up 917 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 27 | #3,831 | Down 410 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 32 | #3,421 | Down 233 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 35 | #3,188 | Up 336 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 29 | #3,524 | Up 802 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 20 | #4,326 | Up 920 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 15 | #5,246 | Up 312 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 13 | #5,558 | Up 964 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 10 | #6,522 | Up 413 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 9 | #6,935 | Up 2,177 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Down 4,350 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 14 | #4,762 | Up 111 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 13 | #4,873 | Up 415 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 11 | #5,288 | Down 101 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 11 | #5,187 | Up 1,805 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Up 778 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 6 | #7,770 | Down 1,999 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 9 | #5,771 | Up 1,651 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Down 1,480 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 8 | #5,942 | Up 473 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 7 | #6,415 | Up 1,490 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 5 | #7,905 | — |