Nicklas vs Nicholas

Side-by-side comparison of Nicklas and Nicholas — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nicklas

Boy name

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Name B

Nicholas

Boy name · Rank #117

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Nicklas Nicholas
Current Rank Unranked #117
Total Births (all years) 2,423 922,897
Peak Year 2002 1995
Peak Year Births 111 29,161
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nicklas Nicholas
1880ss — 730
1890ss — 857
1900ss — 1,334
1910ss 5 10,233
1920ss 19 13,608
1930ss — 9,716
1940ss 15 15,503
1950ss 32 22,614
1960ss 50 22,343
1970ss 202 65,069
1980ss 366 223,320
1990ss 702 275,326
2000ss 724 177,604
2010ss 267 66,792
2020ss 41 17,848

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicklas Nicholas
2014 19 6,779
2015 22 6,259
2016 16 5,763
2017 25 5,367
2018 12 4,843
2019 12 4,640
2020 13 4,065
2021 8 3,862
2022 13 3,639
2023 7 3,257
2024 — 3,025

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2023.

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