Nicklas
Nicklas is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include the following:
- Swedish
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Nicklas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicklas is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Danish
The Story of Nicklas
American parents first put Nicklas on the record books as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 111 Nicklass were born — ranking #1,228 that year. About 30% of every Nicklas on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nicklas ranks #7,706 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nicklas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nicklas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nicklas
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About the name Nicklas
Nicklas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nicklas's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,133. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicklas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.