Niklas Boy
How popular is Niklas?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Niklas in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
Niklas popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▲ 4669 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (90 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,387 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Niklas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nicolas family of names ranked #152 for boys in 2025 (#160 the year before), with 2,575 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas | 2,053 | 80% |
| Nikolas | 375 | 15% |
| Nickolas | 118 | 5% |
| Niklas | 10 | 0% |
| Nicklas | 7 | 0% |
| Nikkolas | 6 | 0% |
| Nikoloz | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Niklas is most popular
Babies named Niklas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Niklas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | #3,567 |
| 1980s | 155 | #2,200 |
| 1990s | 486 | #1,399 |
| 2000s | 686 | #1,387 |
| 2010s | 296 | #2,286 |
| 2020s | 66 | #4,776 |
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Questions
- Is Niklas a boy or girl name?
- Niklas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Niklas were boys.
- How popular is the name Niklas?
- 10 baby boys were named Niklas in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Niklas most popular?
- Niklas peaked in 2000, when 90 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,387 in 2000.
- How many people are named Niklas?
- 1,711 babies have been named Niklas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,675 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Niklas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Niklas was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.