Nicolaus
Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Nicolaus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to:
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The Story of Nicolaus
Nicolaus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 47 Nicolauss were born — ranking #2,012 that year. As of 2026, Nicolaus ranks #8,250 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Nicolauss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nicolaus
Nicolaus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Nicolaus's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,012. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicolaus'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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