The baby name Niclas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NICK-ləs (English),NEE-klahs (Scandinavian/German).
Niclas is Greek, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Niclas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NICK-ləs (English),NEE-klahs (Scandinavian/German).
Niclas is Greek, Scandinavian in Origin.
Niclas is a Scandinavian and German variant of Nicholas, ultimately from the Greek Nikolaos (nike "victory" + laos "people"), meaning "victory of the people." Carried north through Christianization and the cult of St. Nicholas of Myra, the name took root across Germanic and Nordic regions. Spellings with c and k alternated in records from the late Middle Ages; Niclas appears in Hanseatic towns and Scandinavian parish rolls, with modern popularity surges in Germany, Sweden, and Denmark from the 1970s to 1990s.
The name shares a network of cognates and diminutives: Nicholas (English), Nicolas (French/Spanish), Nikolaus (German), Niklaus (Swiss German), Niklas/Niclas (Nordic/German), and Eastern European forms like Nikolai, Mykola, and Mikolaj. Short forms include Nick, Nico, Klaus, and Nils; feminine counterparts include Nicole and Nicola. Niclas retains a crisp, pan-European feel while signaling Northern European heritage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2022 | #120 | 4 | 434 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #175 | 3 | 1,548 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #180 | 160 | 7,401 |
| DK | 0 | #181 | 23 | 5,198 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #251 | 193 | 2,041 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Finland | 0 | #284 | 24 | 830 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #298 | 798 | 3,552 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #321 | 1,110 | 5,697 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #368 | 75 | 2,180 |
| Germany | 0 | #387 | 51 | 2,542 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2011 | #851 | 5 | 7,432 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
Niclas is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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