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Mostly boys · Finnish form and Croatian and Slovene short form of Nicholas, Greek

Niko

“victory of the people”

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A little maybe, saved for later.

The story behind the name

Meet Niko.

US birth records for 2025 list 19 girls named Niko (rank #6,269) and 1,046 boys named Niko (rank #325).

For girls, the recorded count rose from 17 in 2024 to 19 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 1,004 in 2024 to 1,046 in 2025.

4 lettersFinnish origins ↗Greek origins ↗

A little perspective

How popular is Niko?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#6,26919 recorded births
Boys · 2025#3251,046 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,1920
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys3251,046
2025Girls6,26919
2024Boys3441,004
2024Girls6,85717
2023Boys3201,037
2023Girls7,94414
2022Boys2871,192
2022Girls6,15420
2021Boys2901,173
2021Girls6,34619
2020Boys358870
2020Girls7,47415
2019Boys416743
2019Girls8,48013
2018Boys518549
2018Girls13,4357
2017Boys549507
2017Girls7,33916
2016Boys613439
2016Girls8,74113
2015Boys629425
2015Girls9,96811
2014Boys618432
2014Girls9,98911

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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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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