Baby name
FADING
🇨🇭 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Niklaus
/NIK · lowss/
Meaning
“Victory of the people”
Swiss German form of Nicholas, from the Greek elements nike, meaning victory, and laos, meaning people, together meaning victory of the people. Popularized through Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop venerated as the patron saint of children.
Nicknames
klaus · nik · nic
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Classic and dependable - a Swiss German form of Nicholas with deep traditional roots.
The cultural moment.
Last ranked #959 in the United States in 2022 and currently outside the top 1000 there; used chiefly in Switzerland and Germany.