Nikolaus
Nikolaus was the 4346th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1086th; the most babies were born in 1994 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 159 places. More babies were named Nikolaus in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,346 boys, up 310 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199498 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,656babies recorded
Nikolaus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,346 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,656 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,772 | 44 |
| 2000 | #1,634 | 72 |
| 1990 | #1,283 | 75 |
| 1980 | #1,086 | 70 |
| 1970 | #3,449 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nikolaus, counting every spelling?
Nikolaus is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaus | 24 | #4,346 | 127 |
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 Nikolaus?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nikolaus (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nikolaus 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nikolaus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nikolaus?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Nikolaus are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 21 and 39. That makes Nikolaus 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.
Nikolaus by state
How common Nikolaus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
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Questions about the name Nikolaus
How popular is the name Nikolaus?
Nikolaus was the 4346th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1086th; the most babies were born in 1994 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 159 places. More babies were named Nikolaus in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Nikolaus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nikolaus in the US.
Where is Nikolaus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nikolaus was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.