Nicklaus Boy
How popular is Nicklaus?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Nicklaus in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
Nicklaus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 2304 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,285 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (156 boys) |
| Highest rank | #884 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nicklaus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Niklaus family of names ranked #1,187 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 141 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Niklaus | 130 | 92% |
| Nicklaus | 11 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nicklaus is most popular
Babies named Nicklaus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Nicklaus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 | #3,364 |
| 1970s | 285 | #898 |
| 1980s | 714 | #986 |
| 1990s | 1,178 | #884 |
| 2000s | 869 | #984 |
| 2010s | 273 | #3,127 |
| 2020s | 119 | #4,017 |
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Questions
- Is Nicklaus a boy or girl name?
- Nicklaus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nicklaus were boys.
- How popular is the name Nicklaus?
- 11 baby boys were named Nicklaus in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Nicklaus most popular?
- Nicklaus peaked in 1997, when 156 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #884 in 1997.
- How many people are named Nicklaus?
- 3,462 babies have been named Nicklaus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,346 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Nicklaus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nicklaus was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.