Niklas is a masculine given name, a Germanic variant of Nicholas. It is most common in Sweden and among the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with that name include:
Given name Niklas (singer), Danish singer-songwriter Niklas Almqvist, Swedish guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish Garage Rock band The Hives Niklas Andersen, Swedish football defender who plays for Werder Bremen Niklas Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Frölunda HC Niklas Bäckström, Finnish ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tappara in the Finnish SM-Liiga Niklas Edin, Swedish curler Niklas Eriksson, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player Niklas Forsmoo (born 1983), Swedish handball player Niklas Fuglestad (born 2006), Norwegian footballer Niklas Graßelt, German politician Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing for the HPK in the Finnish SMLiiga Niklas Hjalmarsson, Swedish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks Niklas Hogner, Swedish figure skater Niklas Karlsson (born 1974), Swedish politician Niklas Kaul, German Olympic decathlete Niklas Kiel, German basketball player Niklas Klingberg, Swedish motorcycle speedway rider Niklas Kronwall, Swedish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Niklas Kvarforth, Swedish musician, composer and vocalist of the black metal band Shining Niklas Landin, Danish handball player Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist Niklas Malacinski, American Nordic combined skier Niklas Mattsson, Swedish ice hockey player Niklas Meinert, German field hockey midfielder Niklas Mohr (born 2004), German footballer Niklas Moisander, Finnish footballer currently playing for German team Werder Bremen Niklas Nordgren, Swedish ice hockey player Niklas Nüssle (born 1994), German politician Niklas Sandberg, Swedish football player Niklas Schenker, German politician Niklas Skoog, Swedish football striker Niklas Steffen (born 2001), Swiss footballer Niklas Strömstedt, Swedish pop singer and songwriter Niklas Süle, German footballer Niklas Sundblad, Swedish ice hockey player Niklas Sundin, Swedish guitarist of Dark Tranquillity and Laethora Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player Niklas Tarvajärvi, Finnish football striker currently playing for Karlsruher SC Niklas Teichgräber (born 1996), German former footballer Niklas Willén, Swedish conductor Niklas Würzner, German basketball player Niklas Zennström, Swedish entrepreneur
Surname Wilhelm Niklas (1887–1957), German academic and politician