Nicolas
Nicolas is a male given name: 99% of people named Nicolas are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Nicolas · Nicolás
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Luxembourg
- Also spelled
- Nicolás
- US births since 1880
- 85,430 male / 179 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nicolas
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nicolas," in English, "Guten Tag Nicolas," in German. Nicolas is a male given name: about 99% of people named Nicolas are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nicolas,
German
Guten Tag Nicolas,
French
Bonjour Nicolas,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nicolas:
Chinese
Nicolas您好：
Japanese
Nicolas様
English
Hi Nicolas,
German
Hi Nicolas,
French
Salut Nicolas,
Spanish
Hola Nicolas,
Chinese
Nicolas你好：
Japanese
Nicolasさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
85,430 male · 179 female · 85,609 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nicolas a male or female name?
Nicolas is a male given name: 99% of people named Nicolas are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Nicolas in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nicolas," in English, "Guten Tag Nicolas," in German. Nicolas is a male given name: about 99% of people named Nicolas are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nicolas a unisex name?
Nicolas is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Nicolas are men. Nicolas leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nicolas a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicolas (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nicolas,
title = {Is Nicolas a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicolas},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}