Name
NIKOLAUS

Name NIKOLAUS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 4,611 births of Nikolaus in the countries below, which represents an average of 32 births of children bearing the first name Nikolaus per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 91 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Nikolaus   
In Italiano Nome Nikolaus   


Information about the first name Nikolaus

We celebrate Nikolaus on December 6th
The first name Nikolaus is listed in our categories :The first name Nikolaus has been assigned to:
99.93% to boys
0.07% to girls
The country where the first name Nikolaus is the most common is:
AT Austria
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 8 letters including 4 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Nikolaus

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Nikolaus : Nikulaos

Nikolaus in Japanese *

Romajinikoroosu
Katakanaニコロース
Hiraganaにころーす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Nikolaus in Japanese
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Nikolaus in sign language

Nikolaus in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Nikolaus

SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
  • Nikolaus c (genitive Nikolaus)
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • From the Latin saint's name Nicolaus (“Nicholas”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈnikolɑus/, [ˈniko̞ˌlɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑus
  • Syllabification(key): Ni‧ko‧la‧us
Proper noun src :
  • Nikolaus
  • a male given name, often a middle name
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • The given name Nikolaus belongs to 22 male individuals (and as a middle name to 102 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas.
Noun src :
  • Nikolaus m (strong, genitive Nikolauses or Nikolaus, plural Nikoläuse or Nikolause)
  • a representation of St. Nicholas (e.g. an actor or a figurine)
  • the day of 6th December
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (normal)
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (less common; regional)
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ (dated; still among the older generation)
Proper noun src :
  • Nikolaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikolaus or Nikolaus')
  • St. Nicholas
  • a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • variants and pet forms: Claus, Klaus, Nick, Niclas, Nico, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niels, Niki, Niklas, Niklaus, Niko, Nikolai, Nils
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • The traditional figure is usually named with a definite article: der Nikolaus. In this case, the genitive is des Nikolaus without an apostrophe or des Nikolauses. Otherwise it is Nikolaus without an apostrophe or (prepositioned) Nikolaus' with apostrophe.
 

Popularity of the name Nikolaus

Number of NIKOLAUS births per year

Total births of Nikolaus by country

Births with the first name Nikolaus
Country
Boys
Girls
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2,318
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
1,009
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
737
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
426
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
39
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
24
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
12
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
7
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
7
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
6
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
6
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
6
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
5
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
5
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
3
CLChili
2010 - 2021
1
0

Total births of Nikolaus by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Nikolaus
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
50
0
ATAustria
2021
30
0
USUnited State of America
2022
8
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
2
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1
0

Comments on the name Nikolaus

Personalities with the first name Nikolaus

There are 118 personalities with the first name Nikolaus


Nicolas Copernic
(Niklas Koppernigk) src

Kingdom of poland
Philosopher Legal scholar Astronomer Writer Physician Physicist Mathematician Jurist Economist Diplomat Translator


Nicolas De Cues
src

Germany
Astronomer Writer Politician Mathematician Jurist Diplomat Catholic priest Theologian Christian minister Catholic bishop Philosopher


Niki Lauda
(Andreas Nikolaus Lauda) src

Austria
Entrepreneur Sporting director Aircraft pilot Formula one driver


Frédéric Iii D'allemagne
(Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl Von Preußen) src

Kingdom of prussia German empire
Politician


Richard Nikolaus De Coudenhove-Kalergi
src

Austria France Czechoslovakia
Writer Politician Philosopher


Nikolaus Lenau
src

Austrian empire
Writer Poet Poet lawyer


Nikolaus Ludwig Von Zinzendorf
src

Germany
Writer Priest Poet Translator Protestant reformer Theologian Hymnwriter


Nikolaus Harnoncourt
(Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt) src

Austria
Actor Composer Conductor Musician Choir director Cellist Musicologist Music teacher Viol player


Nikolaus Joseph Von Jacquin
src

Austrian empire
Physician Professor Physicist Zoologist Chemist Ornithologist Botanist Mycologist Entomologist Explorer Bryologist Metallurgist Pteridologist


Nikolaus Von Falkenhorst
src

Germany
Military officer Diplomat



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Nikolaus
Full list of personalities with the first name Nikolaus

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Nikolaus

There are 87 actors and actresses with the first name Nikolaus
Nikolaus Barton
Nikolaus Firmkranz
Nikolaus Benda
Nikolaus Gröbe
Nikolaus Okonkwo
Nikolaus Neureiter
Nikolaus Utermöhlen
Nikolaus Kinsky
Nikolaus Schneider
Nikolaus Paryla
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Nikolaus Schilling
Nikolaus Ronacher
Nikolaus Pichler
Nikolaus Moras
Nikolaus Kühn
Nikolaus Holzhauser
Nikolaus Hof
Nikolaus Müller-Weihrich
Nikolaus Leitinger
Nikolaus Wilkins
Nikolaus Ruml
Nikolaus Fellner
Nikolaus Schrefl
Nikolaus Vesely
Nikolaus Marothy
Nikolaus Wolcz
Nikolaus Von Lovrie
Nikolaus Tschopp
Nikolaus Tscheschner

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Nikolaus
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Nikolaus

Rankings of first name NIKOLAUS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#210AT Austria2021
#863DE Germany2022
#2269CH Switzerland2021
#2316CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#3297US United State of America2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name NIKOLAUS (female) births over the last year available in each country