Nicklaus
Recorded 1964–2025 · United States
Nicklaus was most popular in 1997, when 156 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,032 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,462 people named Nicklaus.
Nicklaus over time
How old is the name Nicklaus?
Nicklaus first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1964, which makes it about 61 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 60 of the 62 years since.
How many people are named Nicklaus?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 3,462 American births named Nicklaus 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 3,338 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Nicklaus in 2025?
11 American babies were named Nicklaus in 2025, ranking #15,103 that year.
Is Nicklaus getting more or less popular?
Nicklaus is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 19 births a year, against 28 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -32% 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 Nicklaus a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Nicklaus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,462 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 Nicklaus?
Roughly 3,338 Americans named Nicklaus are alive today — 96% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 30 years old, and half are between 23 and 38.
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 Nicklaus 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