Nicklaus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-lus
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Nicklaus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Nicklaus mean?
Greek: German surname form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
Best known as the surname of golfer Jack Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 major championships.
Is Nicklaus a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicklaus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicklaus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Nicklaus, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 156 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nicklaus than any year since 1975.
Half of all the boys named Nicklaus in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicklaus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,230 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,855 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,496 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 94 | #1,392 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,273 |
| 2000 | 150 | #984 |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,084 |
| 1998 | 143 | #965 |
| 1997 | 156 | #884 |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,023 |
| 1995 | 130 | #967 |
| 1994 | 130 | #964 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,104 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,183 |
| 1991 | 103 | #1,065 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,192 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,253 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,266 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,174 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,014 |
| 1985 | 63 | #1,180 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,133 |
| 1983 | 79 | #995 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1981 | 84 | #986 |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,079 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | 92 | #898 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,782 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
Nicknames for Nicklaus
Names like Nicklaus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Nicholas, Christian, Noah, Nathan, Andres, Alexis, Nico, Jason, Alex, Caleb, Luke
Names related to Nicklaus
Nicolas, Nikolas, Niklaus, Nickolas, Nikolaos, Nikolaus, Niklas
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nicklaus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicklaus, updated 20 October 2026.