Nico
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-koh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #159 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #174 for boys
Nico is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 159th for boys in the UK (380 babies) and 174th for boys in the US (2,066 babies).
What does Nico mean?
Greek: short form of Nicholas, used in Italian, Spanish and German
“victory of the people”
A short form of Nicolas and Nicola, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nico a girl's or a boy's name?
Nico is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 380 boys in the UK and 30 girls and 2,066 boys in the US.
How popular is Nico in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 159th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 380 about 1 in 790 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 380 boys in the UK were named Nico, making it the 159th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 231st. 11 girls were also named Nico in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Nico of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Nico in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 449 boys in the UK were given Nico or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #141, up from #159 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 165th in England and Wales, 73rd in Scotland and 253rd in Northern Ireland.
Nico in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 380 | #159 |
| 2024 | 331 | #174 |
| 2023 | 310 | #186 |
| 2022 | 314 | #183 |
| 2021 | 298 | #201 |
| 2020 | 245 | #231 |
| 2019 | 225 | #249 |
| 2018 | 211 | #269 |
| 2017 | 193 | #296 |
| 2016 | 162 | #334 |
| 2015 | 191 | #294 |
| 2014 | 183 | #293 |
| 2013 | 143 | #335 |
| 2012 | 147 | #340 |
| 2011 | 125 | #372 |
| 2010 | 117 | #383 |
| 2009 | 82 | #489 |
| 2008 | 80 | #496 |
| 2007 | 71 | #516 |
| 2006 | 74 | #477 |
| 2005 | 75 | #433 |
| 2004 | 60 | #490 |
| 2003 | 74 | #395 |
| 2002 | 53 | #469 |
| 2001 | 41 | #542 |
| 2000 | 52 | #456 |
| 1999 | 49 | #486 |
| 1998 | 56 | #432 |
| 1997 | 71 | #374 |
| 1996 | 55 | #413 |
How popular is Nico in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 174th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,066 about 1 in 830 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,066 boys in the US were named Nico, making it the 174th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 318th. It first appears in the records in 1960. 30 girls were also named Nico in 2025 (4,545th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Nico of any year since it first appeared, in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Nico in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,333 boys in the US were given Nico or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #119, up from #174 for this spelling alone.
In 1970, 61% of the babies named Nico in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 1%, with more boys than girls since 1988.
Nico in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,066 | #174 |
| 2024 | 1,686 | #211 |
| 2023 | 1,468 | #240 |
| 2022 | 1,474 | #237 |
| 2021 | 1,359 | #259 |
| 2020 | 1,045 | #318 |
| 2019 | 929 | #355 |
| 2018 | 844 | #382 |
| 2017 | 755 | #412 |
| 2016 | 611 | #496 |
| 2015 | 652 | #464 |
| 2014 | 651 | #454 |
| 2013 | 567 | #487 |
| 2012 | 501 | #523 |
| 2011 | 530 | #494 |
| 2010 | 422 | #593 |
| 2009 | 452 | #583 |
| 2008 | 366 | #662 |
| 2007 | 348 | #683 |
| 2006 | 342 | #665 |
| 2005 | 273 | #739 |
| 2004 | 282 | #694 |
| 2003 | 238 | #751 |
| 2002 | 248 | #714 |
| 2001 | 193 | #839 |
| 2000 | 190 | #840 |
| 1999 | 202 | #778 |
| 1998 | 164 | #887 |
| 1997 | 158 | #876 |
| 1996 | 158 | #869 |
| 1995 | 193 | #769 |
| 1994 | 203 | #736 |
| 1993 | 221 | #695 |
| 1992 | 283 | #609 |
| 1991 | 259 | #632 |
| 1990 | 266 | #616 |
| 1989 | 315 | #544 |
| 1988 | 96 | #986 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
Names like Nico
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Enzo, Luca, Cooper, Asher, Remy, Grayson, Jonah, Lucas, Leonardo, Jaxon, Rio, Axel
Other spellings of Nico
Names related to Nico
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nico: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nico, updated 20 October 2026.