Niklaus

Niklaus: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “people's victory”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: NIK-lows · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

German and Swiss German form of Nicholas, ultimately from Greek Nikolaos. It combines elements meaning 'people' and 'victory'.

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How popular is Niklaus?

202449.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Niklaus in 2024162

2024 rank#1,233 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18802,299

Niklaus is rising: use over the last five years is 9.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Niklaus

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Nicholasvictory of the people · Greek
Coleswarthy, coal-black · English
Nicolasvictory of the people · Greek
Nicovictory of the people · Greek
Colinyoung creature; cub · Scottish Gaelic
Colsonson of Cole · English
Collinpeople of victory · Greek
Nikolaivictory of the people · Russian

Niklaus questions

What does the name Niklaus mean?

Niklaus means "people's victory". It comes from Germanic. German and Swiss German form of Nicholas, ultimately from Greek Nikolaos. It combines elements meaning 'people' and 'victory'.

Is Niklaus a boy or girl name?

Niklaus is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Niklaus?

162 US babies were named Niklaus in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Niklaus?

Niklaus is usually pronounced NIK-lows.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.