Nikos
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Nikos is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Nikos mean?
Greek
A transliteration of the Greek male given name Νίκος (Níkos) used in Greece. It is the most common form of the name Nikolaos, the Greek cognate of Nicholas.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Nikos a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Nikos, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nikos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Nikos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Nikos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Nikos, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Nikos in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Names like Nikos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nico Lucas Noah Luca Ali Hunter Caleb Vinnie Tobias Aris Idris Theo
Names related to Nikos
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Nikos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikos, updated 20 October 2026.