Niko
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-koh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #630 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #325 for boys
Niko is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 630th for boys in the UK (66 babies) and 325th for boys in the US (1,046 babies).
What does Niko mean?
Greek: short form of Nikolaos and Nikola
“victory of the people”
A short form of Nikolaos and Nikola, used in Greece, Finland and the Balkans.
Is Niko a girl's or a boy's name?
Niko is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 1,046 boys in the US.
How popular is Niko in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #630among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were named Niko, making it the 630th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 710th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 93 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Niko than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Niko in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 449 boys in the UK were given Niko or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #141, up from #630 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 615th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Niko in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #630 |
| 2024 | 84 | #521 |
| 2023 | 93 | #470 |
| 2022 | 85 | #519 |
| 2021 | 77 | #564 |
| 2020 | 53 | #710 |
| 2019 | 38 | #875 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 43 | #822 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Niko in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #325among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,046about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,046 boys in the US were named Niko, making it the 325th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 358th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,192 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962. 19 girls were also named Niko in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Niko 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 Niko or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #119, up from #325 for this spelling alone.
In 1972, 64% of the babies named Niko in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 2%, with more boys than girls since 1988.
Niko in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,046 | #325 |
| 2024 | 1,004 | #344 |
| 2023 | 1,037 | #320 |
| 2022 | 1,192 | #287 |
| 2021 | 1,173 | #290 |
| 2020 | 870 | #358 |
| 2019 | 743 | #415 |
| 2018 | 549 | #517 |
| 2017 | 507 | #549 |
| 2016 | 439 | #612 |
| 2015 | 425 | #629 |
| 2014 | 432 | #618 |
| 2013 | 433 | #586 |
| 2012 | 346 | #683 |
| 2011 | 303 | #747 |
| 2010 | 278 | #788 |
| 2009 | 273 | #812 |
| 2008 | 264 | #829 |
| 2007 | 217 | #912 |
| 2006 | 190 | #976 |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,034 |
| 2004 | 175 | #956 |
| 2003 | 177 | #925 |
| 2002 | 158 | #993 |
| 2001 | 166 | #935 |
| 2000 | 140 | #1,036 |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,084 |
| 1998 | 148 | #946 |
| 1997 | 147 | #920 |
| 1996 | 146 | #900 |
| 1995 | 166 | #830 |
| 1994 | 156 | #855 |
| 1993 | 142 | #899 |
| 1992 | 141 | #887 |
| 1991 | 170 | #783 |
| 1990 | 171 | #772 |
| 1989 | 141 | #843 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,161 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Names like Niko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Loki Kenzo Yusuf Shko Yug Rumi Guto Neo Minh Yunus Ruairi
Other spellings of Niko
Names related to Niko
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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, “Niko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niko, updated 20 October 2026.