Niklas is a rare variant of Nicolas that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Niklas is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,060 for boy births in the United States (and #16,826 across all names), given to 10 babies. Niklas first appears in 1976 and peaked in 2000 (90 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,060 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,660 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,723 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,138 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,916 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #6,024 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,594 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #3,744 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #4,171 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #4,251 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2013 | 45 | 45 | #2,656 |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 | #3,220 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #3,577 |
| 2010 | 56 | 56 | #2,312 |
| 2009 | 49 | 49 | #2,579 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #2,614 |
| 2007 | 66 | 66 | #2,087 |
| 2006 | 78 | 78 | #1,784 |
| 2005 | 77 | 77 | #1,735 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | #2,067 |
| 2003 | 74 | 74 | #1,683 |
| 2002 | 71 | 71 | #1,677 |
| 2001 | 75 | 75 | #1,597 |
| 2000 | 90 | 90 | #1,397 |
| 1999 | 71 | 71 | #1,570 |
| 1998 | 59 | 59 | #1,735 |
| 1997 | 78 | — | #1,410 |
| 1996 | 71 | — | #1,452 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #2,087 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #1,918 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #2,245 |
| 1992 | 27 | — | #2,650 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #2,524 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | #2,200 |
| 1989 | 31 | — | #2,235 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #3,307 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #3,897 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #2,661 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #2,912 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #2,783 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,386 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,433 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,320 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #3,378 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,744 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,566 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,209 |