Niklaus

Where Niklaus comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Niklaus.

Niklaus through the years
  1. 1484
    Niklaus Manuel born
    Swiss artist
  2. 1934
    Niklaus Wirth born
    Swiss computer scientist
  3. 1979
    First appearance
    #4,403 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2021
    Peak, #842
    282 babies named Niklaus, the most in any year.
  5. 2025
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,401.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Niklaus Wirth · Swiss computer scientist, 1934–2024
  • Niklaus Manuel · Swiss artist, 1484–1530
  • Niklaus Riggenbach · Swiss engineer, 1817–1899
  • Niklaus Schurtenberger · equestrian, born 1968
  • Niklaus Schilling · Swiss film director, cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter, 1944–2016

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.