Niklas
Meaning and origin
From German Niklas. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1593.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Niklas (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Niklas has been falling 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 | 247 |
| 1999 | 190 |
| 2000 | 132 |
| 2001 | 133 |
| 2002 | 87 |
| 2003 | 81 |
| 2004 | 69 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2006 | 40 |
| 2007 | 52 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 20,701 |
| 2000 | 21,067 |
| 2001 | 21,387 |
| 2002 | 21,635 |
| 2003 | 21,958 |
| 2004 | 22,148 |
| 2005 | 22,188 |
| 2006 | 22,314 |
| 2007 | 22,362 |
| 2008 | 22,484 |
| 2009 | 22,489 |
| 2010 | 22,471 |
| 2011 | 22,433 |
| 2012 | 22,452 |
| 2013 | 22,449 |
| 2014 | 22,467 |
| 2015 | 22,437 |
| 2016 | 22,450 |
| 2017 | 22,426 |
| 2018 | 22,394 |
| 2019 | 22,394 |
| 2020 | 22,408 |
Niklas in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Niklas.Hi! My name is Niklas.
- Niklas ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Niklas called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Niklas har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Niklas has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Niklas mamma är lärare.Niklas's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Niklas mamma is Niklas's mum. Because Niklas already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Niklas
How do you pronounce Niklas in Swedish?
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What does the name Niklas mean?
From German Niklas. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1593.
How popular is Niklas in Sweden?
4 babies were named Niklas in 2022. In 2020, 22,408 people in Sweden had Niklas as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling 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.