Niklas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-las
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Niklas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Niklas mean?
Greek: German and Scandinavian form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
Short form of Nicholas, from Greek nike 'victory' + laos 'people'.
Is Niklas a girl's or a boy's name?
Niklas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niklas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Niklas, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Niklas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Niklas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Niklas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Niklas, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Niklas in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niklas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,722 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 74 | #1,670 |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,657 |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,387 |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,557 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,716 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,399 |
| 1996 | 71 | #1,443 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,889 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Niklas
- Nik 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Niklas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Nicholas, Nathan, Dylan, Noah, Ethan, Luke, Nico, Alex, Liam, Luca, Alexander
Names related to Niklas
Nicolas, Nikolas, Nikolaos, Niklaus, Nickolas, Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicklas
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Niklas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niklas, updated 20 October 2026.