Niklas
Niklas is a boy name of German origin, meaning Victory of the people.
What Niklas means
Victory of the people.
Niklas sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Niklas comes from
German names are typically Germanic compounds, built from two elements — often one describing strength or protection and one describing a domain such as battle, home, or people.
Niklas is recorded as German in origin. Browse other German names.
How popular is Niklas?
Niklas sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Niklas
We group Niklas under strength. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Strong
Names like Niklas
These share Niklas's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bernard — Brave as a bear.
- Bruno — Brown; a bear.
- Ernest — Serious and resolute.
- Gerald — Ruler with the spear.
- Heinrich — Ruler of the home.
- Hendrix — Ruler of the home.
- Howard — Brave-hearted guardian.
- Leonard — Brave as a lion.
- Richard — Brave ruler; strong in power.
- Roland — Famous throughout the land.
- Ryker — Rich; powerful.
- Theodoric — Ruler of the people.