Niklas

Where Niklas comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Niklas.

Niklas through the years
  1. 1976
    First appearance
    #5,587 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2000
    Peak, #1,391
    90 babies named Niklas, the most in any year.
  3. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,510.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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