Niclas
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Niklas.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Niclas (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Niclas has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 64 |
| 1999 | 55 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2002 | 41 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,185 |
| 2000 | 9,305 |
| 2001 | 9,426 |
| 2002 | 9,522 |
| 2003 | 9,683 |
| 2004 | 9,778 |
| 2005 | 9,724 |
| 2006 | 9,774 |
| 2007 | 9,786 |
| 2008 | 9,864 |
| 2009 | 9,868 |
| 2010 | 9,866 |
| 2011 | 9,870 |
| 2012 | 9,863 |
| 2013 | 9,839 |
| 2014 | 9,844 |
| 2015 | 9,828 |
| 2016 | 9,817 |
| 2017 | 9,815 |
| 2018 | 9,807 |
| 2019 | 9,796 |
| 2020 | 9,811 |
Niclas in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Niclas.Hi! My name is Niclas.
- Niclas ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Niclas called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Niclas kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Niclas is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Niclas mamma är lärare.Niclas's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Niclas mamma is Niclas's mum. Because Niclas already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Niclas
How do you pronounce Niclas in Swedish?
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What does the name Niclas mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Niklas.
How popular is Niclas in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Niclas in 2022. In 2020, 9,811 people in Sweden had Niclas as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.