How Many People Are Named Nicklaus?
people named Nicklaus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 102,422 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,462 babies named Nicklaus in Social Security records from 1964 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
156 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicklaus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicklaus alive today is about 29 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicklaus first appears in the records in 1964 and was given most often in 1997, to 156 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1964 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicklaus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #889, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #7,531.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,531 |
| Best rank | #889 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,033 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicklaus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicklaus were born in California than in any other state: about 251 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicklaus was given 2.7 times as often in Ohio, 2.2 times in Michigan and 1.8 times in Florida.
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