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Niklas

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Niklas: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Katharina Liebert. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Niklas: Recorded every year since 1969, it reached #86 in 1998, and it stood at #215 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1401 to #5137.199820022006201020152025#1401#5137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
1998#2901
1999#1850
2000#1889
2001#3134
2002#1799
2003#2857
2004#2070
2005#2754
2006#1401
2007#3095
2008#2775
2009#2837
2010#2941
2011#2892
2013#3822
2014#2964
2015#3373
2016#4810
2018#4749
2024#4270
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1969 to 2025.

In 2025: #215 among boys in Norway, #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1969–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1969–2025

    Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1969–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #86 in Norway in 1998.

Niklas's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#33735HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#140114HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#21520HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#22021HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#20125HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#18227HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#18525HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#22118HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#15737HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#13745HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#12853HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#11862HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#11064HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#14148HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#11562HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#12461HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#10283HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#9587HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#10681HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#9889HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#11073HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#11667HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#9090HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#10772HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#9978HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#10867HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#12355HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#10176HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#11262HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#8684HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#10668HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#9976HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#11960HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#17337HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#12854HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#11858HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#11863HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#12162HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#17339HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#19332HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#25820HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#20333HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#27519HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#29018HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5097HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5416HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#38411HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4748HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4389HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4927HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4259HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#34113HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5775HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5156HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4259HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4528HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5844HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5784HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Niklas is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Niklas, between 1969 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1998England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200619692025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1969–202557#86 in 1998
England and Wales1997–202522#1401 in 2006
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Niklas

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1969–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #86 in Norway in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.