The first name Niklas
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Niklas, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 14 births (#1,401).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Niklas with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Niklas at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Niklas, the 8,060th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 90 were.
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 Niklas
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Niklas SüleGerman association football player (born 1995)
- Niklas MoisanderFinnish footballer, born 1985
- Niklas Landin JacobsenDanish handball player, born 1988
- Niklas StarkGerman footballer, born 1995
- Niklas DorschGerman footballer, born 1998
- Niklas LarsenDanish cyclist, born 1997
- Niklas HagmanFinnish ice hockey player, born 1979
- Niklas KaulGerman decathlete, born 1998
- Niklas HedlAustrian association football player, born 2001
- Jan-Niklas BesteGerman footballer, born 1999
- Niklas BäckströmFinnish ice hockey player, born 1978
- Niklas LombGerman footballer, born 1993
Questions
- How popular is the name Niklas?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Niklas, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2006, with 14 births.
- Is Niklas a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,711 US babies named Niklas since 1880 were boys.
- When was Niklas most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 90 babies were named Niklas, its highest rank at 1,397th.