Nicklas
Recorded 1914–2025 · United States
Nicklas was most popular in 2002, when 111 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,859 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,430 people named Nicklas.
Nicklas over time
How old is the name Nicklas?
Nicklas first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1914, which makes it about 111 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 73 of the 112 years since.
How many people are named Nicklas?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,430 American births named Nicklas between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,305 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Nicklas in 2025?
7 American babies were named Nicklas in 2025, ranking #20,040 that year.
Is Nicklas getting more or less popular?
Nicklas is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 9 births a year, against 31 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -72% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Nicklas a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Nicklas is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,430 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Nicklas?
Roughly 2,305 Americans named Nicklas are alive today — 95% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 28 years old, and half are between 21 and 37.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Nicklas is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org