The first name Nicolaus
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nicolaus at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 9 boys born in the United States were named Nicolaus, the 8,721st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 47 were.
1,141
babies named Nicolaus since 1880
#8,721
rank in 2023
1998
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nicolaus
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nicolaus OttoGerman inventor (1832–1891)
- Josephus Nicolaus LaurentiAustrian naturalist (1735-1805)
- Nicolaus BruhnsDanish-German organist and composer, 1665–1697
- Nicolaus von BelowGerman luftwaffe officer (1907-1983)
- Nicolaus Michael OppelGerman naturalist, 1782–1820
- Johann Nicolaus BachGerman composer (1669–1753)
- Nicolaus Thomas HostAustrian botanist and physician (1761-1834)
- Nicolaus Adam StrungkGerman composer and violinist (1640–1700)
- Nicolaus MuleriusDutch astronomer and medical academic, 1564–1630
- Nicolaus SchmidtGerman artist, born 1953
- Nicolaus GermanusGerman cartographer (1420–1490)
- Nicolaus FestGerman journalist and politician, born 1962
Questions
- Is Nicolaus a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,141 US babies named Nicolaus since 1880 were boys.
- When was Nicolaus most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 47 babies were named Nicolaus, its highest rank at 2,034th.