/ world today news/ More than 200,000 namesakes are celebrated on Nicholas Day, two-thirds of whom are men.
At the end of 2015, 93,878 men bore the name Nikolay, which ranks it fourth among the most common male names in Bulgaria, and Nikola – 38,255. For newborns in 2015, the name Nikolay was preferred for 706 boys, and Nikola – for 701.
The name Nikolina is borne by 14,454 women, its derivative Nikolinka – 7,855, Nikol – 10,205. Over the past 15 years, the name Nikol has gained more and more popularity, and in 2015 it was in third place among the most common female names for newborn girls – 811.
On December 6, 2015, a total of 106 children were born, of which 51 were boys and 55 were girls. Of these, 16 boys and 18 girls have a double holiday – birthday and name day.
On December 6, namesakes are also celebrated in 12 more EU member states – Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Sweden.
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