Nikolaus comes from the Greek / Germanic tradition, meaning Victory of the people.
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How popular is Nikolaus?
1994peak year
Today, Nikolaus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4380), with only about 25 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1994, 98 babies were given the name (ranked #1150 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Nikolaus's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 2,631 babies have been registered as Nikolaus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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