Niklaus is a boy's name of German origin meaning “victory of the people.” In 2024 it was given to 162 boys in the United States.
Niklaus belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “victory of the people” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Niklaus first appears in Social Security records in 1979. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #842 in 2021, and in 2024 162 babies received the name — 2,299 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Niklaus means “victory of the people” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Niklaus is a boy name. In 2024, 162 babies received the name in the US.
Niklaus comes from the German tradition.
Niklaus first appears in US records in 1979. Its best-ever ranking was #842 in 2021, and 162 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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