Victory of the people
A rare phonetic spelling variant of Nicholas. It is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, combining 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people).
Less common today
Nickalus isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,364 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).