How Many People Are Named Niklas?
An estimated 1,670 people in the United States have the first name Niklas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Niklas peaked in popularity in 2000 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niklas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niklas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,670
About 1 in 205,242 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
90 births
Total Registered
1,701
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niklas
Niklas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,701 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Niklas as a male name
Ranked #13,606 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (90 births)
Niklas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niklas span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 686 babies were registered. Niklas has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niklas by Decade
How has Niklas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niklas by State
Birth registrations for Niklas span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Minnesota. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, Pennsylvania. On average, about 44 Niklass were registered per state.
Niklas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niklas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niklas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niklas?
We estimate approximately 1,670 people named Niklas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 205,242 Americans share this first name.
Is Niklas a common name?
Niklas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,701 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niklas most popular?
Niklas reached peak popularity in 2000, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niklas is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niklas a male name?
Niklas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niklas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niklas Smith, Niklas Johnson, Niklas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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