Nickolaus

Nickolaus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Nickolaus first appears in the data in 1921 and has been recorded in 51 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 72 babies (rank #1,314 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nickolaus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nickolaus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,795

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1921	5	#4,785
1956	5	#4,309
1957	5	#4,380
1965	5	#4,275
1966	6	#3,812
1971	5	#5,435
1973	7	#4,373
1974	5	#5,762
1975	6	#5,263
1976	11	#3,412
1977	25	#1,987
1978	36	#1,589
1979	49	#1,335
1980	56	#1,236
1981	57	#1,219
1982	63	#1,163
1983	51	#1,308
1984	47	#1,391
1985	51	#1,368
1986	52	#1,377
1987	49	#1,478
1988	51	#1,497
1989	59	#1,429
1990	72	#1,314
1991	54	#1,586
1992	63	#1,463
1993	72	#1,354
1994	52	#1,726
1995	61	#1,557
1996	51	#1,810
1997	62	#1,640
1998	68	#1,569
1999	54	#1,845
2000	48	#2,118
2001	34	#2,775
2002	51	#2,117
2003	45	#2,381
2004	38	#2,778
2005	42	#2,643
2006	31	#3,432
2007	30	#3,569
2008	36	#3,204
2009	26	#4,005
2010	18	#5,182
2011	19	#4,935
2012	13	#6,552
2014	11	#7,397
2015	12	#6,966
2016	7	#10,409
2017	11	#7,402
2019	8	#9,489

Year

Babies

Rank

1921

#4,785

1956

#4,309

1957

#4,380

1965

#4,275

1966

#3,812

1971

#5,435

1973

#4,373

1974

#5,762

1975

#5,263

1976

#3,412

1977

#1,987

1978

#1,589

1979

#1,335

1980

#1,236

1981

#1,219

1982

#1,163

1983

#1,308

1984

#1,391

1985

#1,368

1986

#1,377

1987

#1,478

1988

#1,497

1989

#1,429

1990

#1,314

1991

#1,586

1992

#1,463

1993

#1,354

1994

#1,726

1995

#1,557

1996

#1,810

1997

#1,640

1998

#1,569

1999

#1,845

2000

#2,118

2001

#2,775

2002

#2,117

2003

#2,381

2004

#2,778

2005

#2,643

2006

#3,432

2007

#3,569

2008

#3,204

2009

#4,005

2010

#5,182

2011

#4,935

2012

#6,552

2014

#7,397

2015

#6,966

2016

#10,409

2017

#7,402

2019

#9,489

Numerology of Nickolaus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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