How Many People Are Named Nicolaas?
people named Nicolaas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 876,371 people in the US has this name
Based on 404 babies named Nicolaas in Social Security records from 1960 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
22 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch form of NICHOLAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicolaas in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicolaas alive today is about 28 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicolaas first appears in the records in 1960 and was given most often in 1996, to 22 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1960 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicolaas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,258, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #11,605.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,605 |
| Best rank | #3,258 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,584 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicolaas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicolaas were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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