Niko
Niko Origin and Meaning
Popular in Croatia, Spain, New Zealand, and Slovenia, Niko has also been rising up the US popularity charts for boys since the late 2000s. Fresher than Nicholas, spikier than Nico, it currently ranks just outside the US Top 300.
Given to around 1000 boys each year, Niko lags slightly behind brother Nico, which was given to nearly 1500 babies in 2023. When you combine these numbers, however, Niko begins to sound like a Top 150 name, comparable in popularity to Nathaniel, Legend, Malachi, and Leon.
Could Nico and Niko become the new Nicholas in the coming years? Numbers wise, they're not too far behind and certainly have a more contemporary feel, and with the slang "neek" falling out of fashion, there could be more Nikos running round in the future.
- Niko Rank in US Top 1000
- Niko Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Niko Rank in US Top 1000
Niko Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Niko
- 319US2023
- 504Nameberry2025
- 369Future2028
- 505England2023
- 96New Zealand2023
- 53Germany2017
- 81Slovenia2022
- 98Bosnia and Herzegovina2023
- 11Croatia2023
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Famous People Named Niko
- Niko Stelios KoutouvidesAmerican football player
- Niko KovačCroatian footballer
- Niko KranjčarCroatian footballer
- Niko EtxartBasque singer,songwriter
- Niko McKnight (b. 1993)son of singer Brian McKnight
- Alexander Kingdom Niko "Anno" Birkin, English poet and musician
- Niko, nickname of Nicholas "Nico" Llewelyn Davies, inspiration for J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan"
The name Niko in Pop Culture
- Niko Belliccharacter in video game "Grand Theft Auto IV"
- Niko Joviccharacter in Nancy Drew game, "The Deadly Device"
- Nikoreindeer in the movie "The Flight Before Christmas"
- Nikocharacter in 1994 film "The Mask"
- Niklaren "Niko" Goldeyecharacter in Tamora Pierce's The Circle Opens series
- Nikocharacter on animated television series The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
- Nikoa pirate in the The Legend of Zelda video games
- Nikoa character in the 1988 film "Above the Law"