Is Nicklaus a boy or girl name?
Nicklaus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Nicklaus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,451 US babies named Nicklaus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,978
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nicklaus since 1964
- 3,451
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Nicklaus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 714 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,178 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 869 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 273 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,978 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,275 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,111 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,919 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,696 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,426 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,452 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,432 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,670 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 94 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 150 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 143 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 156 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 130 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 130 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 103 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 82 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 79 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 84 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 92 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,849 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,746 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,850 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,449 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicklaus reached #891 in 1997. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicklaus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.