Niklaus
Niklaus is a masculine given name and surname. Niklaus comes from the Greek word nikolaos (νικόλαος), meaning victory of the people. It’s a variant of the likewise Greek-origin given name Nicholas.
Meaning & Origin of Niklaus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niklaus is a masculine given name and surname. Niklaus comes from the Greek word nikolaos (νικόλαος), meaning victory of the people. It’s a variant of the likewise Greek-origin given name Nicholas.
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The Story of Niklaus
Niklaus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 282 Niklauss were born — ranking #840 that year. As of 2026, Niklaus ranks #1,340 for baby boys with 143 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 3K Niklauss 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 Niklaus
Niklaus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Niklaus's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #840. Use the chart and map above to compare Niklaus'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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