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Niklas

Swedish form of Nicholas.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈnɪk.las/; Finnish /ˈnik.lɑs/; German /ˈnɪ.klas/
Usage languagesDanish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#7,679

Meaning and history

Swedish variant of Nicholas.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 78 births, rank #1,769
2007: 66 births, rank #2,071
2008: 48 births, rank #2,583
2009: 49 births, rank #2,560
2010: 56 births, rank #2,287
20112011: 30 births, rank #3,510
2012: 35 births, rank #3,179
2013: 45 births, rank #2,623
2014: 24 births, rank #4,138
2015: 24 births, rank #4,179
20162016: 25 births, rank #4,098
2017: 29 births, rank #3,678
2018: 13 births, rank #6,345
2019: 15 births, rank #5,813
2020: 12 births, rank #6,620
20212021: 20 births, rank #4,780
2022: 10 births, rank #7,768
2023: 9 births, rank #8,255
2024: 5 births, rank #12,349
20252025: 10 births, rank #7,679

In 2025, 10 babies were recorded with the name Niklas, ranking #7,679 among boys.