Nico

nee-ko

Italian, diminutive of Nicola

"people of victory"

Nico Origin and Meaning

The name Nico is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "people of victory".

A much more dynamic nickname than Nicky for any of the Nic-names. Part of a growing trend of boyish nicknames for girls - alongside Stevie and Lou - Nico has cheerful, snappy sounds, and a fresh, sassy image.

Nico was used for about 30 baby girls in the US last year, and twin sister Niko for another 14 -- though that's still far fewer than the 1500 baby boys who were given one of those two names.

The single-named German Nico (born Christa) was the iconic 1960s singer with Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground. Nico was chosen by Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.

Nico Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1868 on Nameberry

Nico Popularity

• 1868 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Nico

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Nico.

• Max
• Domino
• Seven
• Jude
• Hero
• Puma
• Nicola
• Jezebel
• Roxy
• Simone
• Kai
• Buffy
• Theo
• Nile
• Coco
• Arcadia
• Nico
• Ziggy
• Blaze
• Mamie

Famous People Named Nico

• Nico (born Christa Päffgen) German singer of The Velvet Underground
• Nicoleta "Nico" Matei Romanian pop singer
• Nico Blue Hoon (b. 1995) daughter of singer Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon
• Nico Parker (b. 2004) daughter of actress Thandie Newton
• Nico Berryman (b. 2006) daughter of musician Guy Berryman
• Nico Anaïs Rio Belle Törling (b. 2014) daughter of singer Emelie Norenberg of girl group Play and Gustaf Törling
• Nico Ann Deneault (b. 1986) daughter of punk singer GG Allin
• Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow (b. 2007) daughter of the late artist Dash Snow

Nico in Pop Culture

• Nico Reilly character on TV's Lipstick Jungle
• Nico Minoru witch in Marvel's Runaway comics
• Nico Robin character in anime "One Piece"
• Nico Blake character in British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Nico Yazawa idol character in "Love Live! School Idol Project"
• Nico (Nicoletta) Goldstein mechanic from the game Devil May Cry 5
• Nico di Angelo character from the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan
• "Nico and the Niners " song by twenty one pilots