Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Variant of Nikolaus. Victory.
- Swedish
- Swedish form of Nicholas victory of the people
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Niklas
Pronunciation
n(i)-klas, nik-las
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #1390, 90 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #1400, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #2723, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence