Nikolaus
Nikolaus is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Nikolaus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikolaus is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Nikolaus
Nikolaus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 98 Nikolauss were born — ranking #1,146 that year. As of 2026, Nikolaus ranks #4,156 for baby boys with 26 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 3K Nikolauss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nikolaus
Nikolaus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nikolaus's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,079. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikolaus'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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