Boys' name · since 1979
Niklaus
2,430 babies named Niklaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,430
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niklaus is the #1407 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,430 recorded since 1979.
Niklaus has 2,430 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1407 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #2,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,407 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,430 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niklaus ranks #2,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,407 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,430 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,430
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Niklaus's 2,430 recorded births place it above 93.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Niklaus compares
2,430 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Niklaus's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niklaus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 282 | 34 | 22,252 |
Niklaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niklaus's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 282, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niklaus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 282
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Niklaus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,251 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Niklaus's strongest decade.
1,251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Niklaus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 115
1990s
115 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
901 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,251 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,251 births (51% of all-time use).
How Niklaus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Niklaus's total volume
Niklaus by state
Where Niklaus concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 204 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 160 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 144 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 115 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 80 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 56 | 2.3% |
204 of 2,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Niklaus appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Niklauss (204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niklaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Niklaus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.