Niko Boy
How popular is Niko?
#325 boy name in 2025
1,046 baby boys were named Niko in the US in 2025, making it the 325th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Niko popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #325 for boys (▲ 19 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,046 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+146% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #629 in 2015, #358 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,192 boys) |
| Highest rank | #287 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Niko 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 Niko is most popular
Babies named Niko per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.9 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.7 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Nevada: 1.4 per 1,000 (79 boys)
- Oregon: 1.2 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Colorado: 1.1 per 1,000 (147 boys)
Niko by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 86 | #2,403 |
| 1980s | 313 | #843 |
| 1990s | 1,510 | #772 |
| 2000s | 1,922 | #812 |
| 2010s | 4,455 | #415 |
| 2020s | 6,322 | #287 |
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Questions
- Is Niko a boy or girl name?
- Niko is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Niko were boys.
- How popular is the name Niko?
- 1,046 baby boys were named Niko in the US in 2025, making it the 325th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Niko most popular?
- Niko peaked in 2022, when 1,192 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #287 in 2022.
- How many people are named Niko?
- 15,135 babies have been named Niko in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,975 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Niko most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Niko was most common in New Mexico, at 1.9 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.