Nico Boy
How popular is Nico?
#174 boy name in 2025
2,066 baby boys were named Nico in the US in 2025, making it the 174th most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
Nico popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #174 for boys (▲ 37 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,066 boys, 30 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+217% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #464 in 2015, #318 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,066 boys) |
| Highest rank | #174 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1960 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nico counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nico family of names ranked #116 for boys in 2025 (#133 the year before), with 3,297 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nico | 2,066 | 63% |
| Niko | 1,046 | 32% |
| Nikko | 147 | 4% |
| Nicco | 21 | 1% |
| Nyko | 10 | 0% |
| Nicko | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nico is most popular
Babies named Nico per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 3.5 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Connecticut: 2.7 per 1,000 (184 boys)
- District of Columbia: 2.7 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- New Jersey: 2.4 per 1,000 (486 boys)
- Delaware: 2.0 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Nico by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | #2,413 |
| 1970s | 134 | #2,361 |
| 1980s | 509 | #544 |
| 1990s | 2,107 | #609 |
| 2000s | 2,932 | #583 |
| 2010s | 6,462 | #355 |
| 2020s | 9,098 | #174 |
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Questions
- Is Nico a boy or girl name?
- Nico is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Nico were boys.
- How popular is the name Nico?
- 2,066 baby boys were named Nico in the US in 2025, making it the 174th most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
- When was Nico most popular?
- Nico peaked in 2025, when 2,066 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #174 in 2025.
- How many people are named Nico?
- 22,322 babies have been named Nico in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,088 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Nico most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nico was most common in Rhode Island, at 3.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.