Nicklas vs Nicolas

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

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Nicklas

Boy name

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Name B

Nicolas

Boy name · Rank #184

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Metric Nicklas Nicolas
Current Rank Unranked #184
Total Births (all years) 2,423 99,521
Peak Year 2002 2003
Peak Year Births 111 3,003
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nicklas Nicolas
1880ss — 26
1890ss — 19
1900ss — 51
1910ss 5 367
1920ss 19 749
1930ss — 567
1940ss 15 694
1950ss 32 1,042
1960ss 50 1,389
1970ss 202 3,872
1980ss 366 10,271
1990ss 702 21,219
2000ss 724 28,266
2010ss 267 21,212
2020ss 41 9,777

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicklas Nicolas
2014 19 2,077
2015 22 1,998
2016 16 2,085
2017 25 1,918
2018 12 2,097
2019 12 2,145
2020 13 1,891
2021 8 2,008
2022 13 1,989
2023 7 1,897
2024 — 1,992

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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