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Mostly boys · Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek

Nico

“people of victory”

Say it NEE-kohPronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Nico.

US birth records for 2025 list 30 girls named Nico (rank #4,633) and 2,066 boys named Nico (rank #174).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 35 in 2024 to 30 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 1,686 in 2024 to 2,066 in 2025.

4 lettersGreek origins ↗Italian origins ↗

A little perspective

How popular is Nico?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#4,63330 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1742,066 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,0660
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1742,066
2025Girls4,63330
2024Boys2121,686
2024Girls4,18835
2023Boys2401,468
2023Girls4,25834
2022Boys2371,474
2022Girls4,44132
2021Boys2591,359
2021Girls4,15135
2020Boys3181,045
2020Girls3,98436
2019Boys356929
2019Girls3,53844
2018Boys382844
2018Girls4,31933
2017Boys412755
2017Girls3,89939
2016Boys497611
2016Girls4,60431
2015Boys464652
2015Girls4,05037
2014Boys454651
2014Girls4,08537

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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