Nicklaus is an uncommon variant of Nicolas that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Nicklaus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,535 for boy births in the United States (and #15,793 across all names), given to 11 babies. Nicklaus first appears in 1964 and peaked in 1997 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,535 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #4,999 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #4,843 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,398 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #5,278 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #4,111 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #4,921 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #4,696 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | #4,426 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #3,274 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,452 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #3,862 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #3,321 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #3,432 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #3,670 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | #3,164 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #2,245 |
| 2008 | 65 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | #2,180 |
| 2006 | 73 | 73 | #1,869 |
| 2005 | 96 | 96 | #1,503 |
| 2004 | 73 | 73 | #1,742 |
| 2003 | 93 | 93 | #1,428 |
| 2002 | 94 | 94 | #1,404 |
| 2001 | 104 | 104 | #1,280 |
| 2000 | 150 | 150 | #991 |
| 1999 | 123 | 123 | #1,092 |
| 1998 | 143 | 143 | #969 |
| 1997 | 156 | — | #891 |
| 1996 | 120 | — | #1,028 |
| 1995 | 130 | — | #974 |
| 1994 | 130 | — | #968 |
| 1993 | 102 | — | #1,112 |
| 1992 | 88 | — | #1,194 |
| 1991 | 103 | — | #1,076 |
| 1990 | 83 | — | #1,199 |
| 1989 | 74 | — | #1,265 |
| 1988 | 65 | — | #1,281 |
| 1987 | 67 | — | #1,182 |
| 1986 | 83 | — | #1,021 |
| 1985 | 63 | — | #1,186 |
| 1984 | 64 | — | #1,141 |
| 1983 | 79 | — | #999 |
| 1982 | 65 | — | #1,136 |
| 1981 | 84 | — | #991 |
| 1980 | 70 | — | #1,085 |
| 1979 | 63 | — | #1,134 |
| 1978 | 92 | — | #898 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #1,534 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | #2,393 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,847 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,747 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #1,808 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,280 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,922 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #3,447 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,582 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,849 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,811 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,449 |