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) 2,430 101,585
Peak Year 2002 2003
Peak Year Births 111 3,003
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Nicklas Nicolas
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 51
1910s 5 367
1920s 19 749
1930s - 567
1940s 15 694
1950s 32 1,041
1960s 50 1,388
1970s 202 3,870
1980s 366 10,268
1990s 702 21,219
2000s 724 28,267
2010s 267 21,216
2020s 48 11,843

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nicklas Nicolas
2014 19 2,077
2015 22 1,998
2016 16 2,085
2017 25 1,919
2018 12 2,098
2019 12 2,145
2020 13 1,894
2021 8 2,009
2022 13 1,989
2023 7 1,901
2024 - 1,997
2025 7 2,053

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, 1914–2025.

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