Name Legacy

Nikolaus

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Nikolaus was most popular in 1994, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,647 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,656 people named Nikolaus.

Most popular in1994
Rank that year#2,647
Births that year98
Total since 18802,656
Given to100% boys

Nikolaus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nikolaus’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikolaus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikolaus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,656 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.

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Where Nikolaus 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