Niklaus
Boy · NIK-lows · Greek
Niklaus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 1,401st for boys in the US (130 babies).
What does Niklaus mean?
Greek: Swiss German form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
Saint Niklaus von Flüe, a 15th-century hermit, is the patron saint of Switzerland.
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- NIK-lows
Is Niklaus a girl's or a boy's name?
Niklaus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 130 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niklaus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Niklaus, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Niklaus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Niklaus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
How popular is Niklaus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,401among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 130about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 130 boys in the US were named Niklaus, making it the 1,401st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 886th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 282 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Niklaus than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Niklaus in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niklaus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #1,401 |
| 2024 | 163 | #1,231 |
| 2023 | 185 | #1,137 |
| 2022 | 236 | #959 |
| 2021 | 282 | #842 |
| 2020 | 255 | #886 |
| 2019 | 221 | #968 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,079 |
| 2017 | 156 | #1,191 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,456 |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,152 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
Nicknames for Niklaus
- Klaus
- Nik 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Niklaus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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