Niklas
Niklas was the 8060th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1397th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,809 places. More babies were named Niklas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,060 boys, down 1,144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200090 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,711babies recorded
Niklas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,060 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,916 | 12 |
| 2010 | #2,312 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,397 | 90 |
| 1990 | #2,200 | 33 |
| 1980 | #3,378 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niklas, counting every spelling?
Niklas is the most common spelling of a name family that had 17 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas | 10 | #8,060 | 54 |
| Nicklas | 7 | #10,376 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Niklas?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niklas (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Niklas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niklas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niklas?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Niklas are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 18 and 30. That makes Niklas mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Niklas by state
How common Niklas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Niklas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niklas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niklas
How popular is the name Niklas?
Niklas was the 8060th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1397th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,809 places. More babies were named Niklas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Niklas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Niklas in the US.
Where is Niklas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niklas was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).