Nicklaus comes from the French / Greek tradition, meaning People's Triumph.
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How popular is Nicklaus?
1997peak year
Today, Nicklaus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4636), with only about 22 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1997, 156 babies were given the name (ranked #891 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Nicklaus's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,451 babies have been registered as Nicklaus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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