Nickolaus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-oh-lows
- Origin
- Greek
Nickolaus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nickolaus mean?
Greek: spelling of Nikolaus; German form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
In German-speaking countries, Sankt Nikolaus brings gifts to children on 6 December, his feast day.
Meaning borrowed from Nikolaus.
Is Nickolaus a girl's or a boy's name?
Nickolaus is a boys' name.
How popular is Nickolaus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 72 boys. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the boys named Nickolaus in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nickolaus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,610 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,625 |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,781 |
| 1995 | 61 | #1,544 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,335 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,567 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,301 |
| 1989 | 59 | #1,420 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,465 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,362 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,353 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,295 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,150 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,207 |
| 1980 | 56 | #1,227 |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,319 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
Nicknames for Nickolaus
Names like Nickolaus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicholas Alexis Lucas Cristian Joshua Christopher Andrew Christian Damian Nathan Alexander Nathaniel
Names related to Nickolaus
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke 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, “Nickolaus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nickolaus, updated 20 October 2026.