Nikolaus
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Nikolaus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 94 |
| 2000 | 98 |
| 2001 | 99 |
| 2002 | 98 |
| 2003 | 101 |
| 2004 | 102 |
| 2005 | 99 |
| 2006 | 97 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 104 |
| 2009 | 104 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2011 | 100 |
| 2012 | 100 |
| 2013 | 101 |
| 2014 | 100 |
| 2015 | 99 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 103 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 107 |
| 2020 | 104 |
Nikolaus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nikolaus.Hi! My name is Nikolaus.
- Nikolaus ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Nikolaus called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Nikolaus kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Nikolaus is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Nikolaus mamma är lärare.Nikolaus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nikolaus mamma is Nikolaus's mum. Because Nikolaus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Nikolaus
How do you pronounce Nikolaus in Swedish?
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What does the name Nikolaus mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas.
How popular is Nikolaus in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Nikolaus in 2022. In 2020, 104 people in Sweden had Nikolaus as the first name they go by.
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.