Nicklaus
Nicklaus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include
Meaning & Origin of Nicklaus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicklaus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include
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The Story of Nicklaus
The earliest SSA record of Nicklaus as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 156 newborns named Nicklaus — #886 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Nicklauss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,951 among baby boy names with 20 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 3K Nicklauss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nicklaus
Nicklaus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nicklaus's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #886. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicklaus'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 .
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