Nicklos
Masculine form of Nicholas, derived from Greek meaning "victorious people".
Name Census estimates that about 233 living Americans carry the first name Nicklos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Nicklos today is around 46 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nicklos births was 1979 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nicklos. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
233
~ 1 in 1,471,049 Americans
Peak year
1979
13 babies that year
Average age
46
years old
2003 SSA rank
#9,334
Tracked since 1916
Census
Nicklos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 318 people with the first name Nicklos, which placed it at #28,322 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,322
National first-name rank
People counted
318
318 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicklos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicklos is White at 64.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.5%) and Black (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicklos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nicklos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.5% · 205
- Hispanic or Latino14.5% · 46
- Black or African American13.8% · 44
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 13
- Two or more races2.2% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
Popularity
Nicklos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nicklos from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 64 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Nicklos remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nicklos by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nicklos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nicklos
The name Nicklos originates from the Greek name Nikolaos, a combination of the words "nike" meaning victory and "laos" meaning people. It first emerged in the 4th century BCE among the ancient Greeks and was given to boys born on the day of victory in battle or competition. The name later spread to other parts of Europe and the Middle East through the influence of the Christian faith and veneration of saints like St. Nicholas of Myra.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Nicklos can be found in the writings of the Greek historian Plutarch, who mentioned a military commander named Nicklos in his work "Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans" from the 1st century CE. The name also appeared in various Byzantine chronicles and hagiographies during the medieval period.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Nicklos. One of the most famous was Nicklos of Cusa (1401-1464), a German philosopher, mathematician, and Catholic cardinal who made significant contributions to the Renaissance. Another was Nicklos Copernicus (1473-1543), the Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
In the realm of art, Nicklos Poussin (1594-1665) was a renowned French painter and a leading figure in the classical tradition of the Baroque era. Nicklos Flamel (c. 1330-1418), a French scribe and manuscript-seller, gained legendary status for his supposed knowledge of alchemy and the philosopher's stone.
Turning to literature, Nicklos Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, and writer whose masterpiece "The Prince" remains a seminal work on political philosophy and statecraft. His contemporary, Nicklos Copernicus (1473-1543), was a Polish astronomer whose heliocentric theory challenged the geocentric model of the universe and paved the way for the scientific revolution.
People
Nicklos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicklos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nicklos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicklos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 233 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nicklos going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,471,049 US residents.
Is Nicklos a common name?
We classify Nicklos as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 277 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nicklos most popular?
The single biggest year for Nicklos was 1979, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nicklos is about 46 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nicklos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 318 people with the name Nicklos, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,322 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nicklos in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nicklos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nicklos appears almost entirely male. Of the 316 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nicklos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicklos is White at 64.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.5%) and Black (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nicklos most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nicklos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.5% (205 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nicklos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nicklos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nicklos in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nicklos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nicklos in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nicklos can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Nicklos?
You can see how many people have the name Nicklos on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.