Nikolaus is an uncommon variant of Nicolas that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Nikolaus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,346 for boy births in the United States (and #9,288 across all names), given to 24 babies. Nikolaus first appears in 1955 and peaked in 1994 (98 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,346 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #3,665 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,138 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,399 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #3,471 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,656 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #5,053 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #3,949 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #4,505 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #2,609 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #4,030 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #3,685 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | #3,761 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | #2,772 |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #2,830 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #2,615 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #3,227 |
| 2006 | 40 | 40 | #2,864 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | #2,288 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #1,948 |
| 2003 | 64 | 64 | #1,865 |
| 2002 | 54 | 54 | #2,037 |
| 2001 | 68 | 68 | #1,705 |
| 2000 | 72 | 72 | #1,634 |
| 1999 | 75 | 75 | #1,513 |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | #1,365 |
| 1997 | 78 | — | #1,411 |
| 1996 | 80 | — | #1,354 |
| 1995 | 87 | — | #1,253 |
| 1994 | 98 | — | #1,150 |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #1,442 |
| 1992 | 96 | — | #1,127 |
| 1991 | 89 | — | #1,179 |
| 1990 | 75 | — | #1,283 |
| 1989 | 71 | — | #1,302 |
| 1988 | 73 | — | #1,188 |
| 1987 | 67 | — | #1,184 |
| 1986 | 63 | — | #1,211 |
| 1985 | 50 | — | #1,382 |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #1,311 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | #1,232 |
| 1982 | 52 | — | #1,304 |
| 1981 | 64 | — | #1,150 |
| 1980 | 70 | — | #1,086 |
| 1979 | 67 | — | #1,097 |
| 1978 | 47 | — | #1,345 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,626 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,205 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,601 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #2,901 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,911 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,528 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,858 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #3,449 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,828 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,293 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,449 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #4,226 |