Is Nikolaus a boy or girl name?
Nikolaus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Nikolaus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,631 US babies named Nikolaus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,742
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nikolaus since 1955
- 2,631
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 98 babies
Boys and girls named Nikolaus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 617 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 830 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 539 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 297 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,133 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,395 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,655 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,053 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,428 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,504 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,030 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,685 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,760 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 72 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 66 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 96 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,911 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,829 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikolaus reached #1,086 in 1980. 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 Nikolaus
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.