Niklaus Boy
How popular is Niklaus?
#1,401 boy name in 2025
130 baby boys were named Niklaus in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name.
Niklaus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,401 for boys (▼ 170 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 130 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,581 in 2015, #886 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (282 boys) |
| Highest rank | #842 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Niklaus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Niklaus family of names ranked #1,187 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 141 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Niklaus | 130 | 92% |
| Nicklaus | 11 | 8% |
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 Niklaus is most popular
Babies named Niklaus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 boys)
Niklaus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1980s | 53 | #4,493 |
| 1990s | 115 | #3,845 |
| 2000s | 102 | #5,290 |
| 2010s | 901 | #968 |
| 2020s | 1,251 | #842 |
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Questions
- Is Niklaus a boy or girl name?
- Niklaus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Niklaus were boys.
- How popular is the name Niklaus?
- 130 baby boys were named Niklaus in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name.
- When was Niklaus most popular?
- Niklaus peaked in 2021, when 282 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #842 in 2021.
- How many people are named Niklaus?
- 2,430 babies have been named Niklaus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,413 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Niklaus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Niklaus was most common in Hawaii, at 0.3 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.