How Many People Are Named Nikolus?
An estimated 171 people in the United States have the first name Nikolus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Nikolus peaked in popularity in 2001 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikolus 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 Nikolus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
171
About 1 in 2,004,411 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2001
13 births
Total Registered
174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikolus
Nikolus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 174 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikolus as a male name
Ranked #11,726 in 2014
6 male births in 2014
Peak: 2001 (13 births)
Nikolus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikolus span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. Nikolus has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikolus by Decade
How has Nikolus 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.
Nikolus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikolus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikolus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikolus?
We estimate approximately 171 people named Nikolus 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 2,004,411 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikolus a common name?
Nikolus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikolus most popular?
Nikolus reached peak popularity in 2001, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikolus is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikolus a male name?
Nikolus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikolus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikolus Smith, Nikolus Johnson, Nikolus 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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