Niccolo
Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion".
Meaning & Origin of Niccolo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion".
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The Story of Niccolo
Niccolo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 51 Niccolos were born — ranking #2,552 that year. As of 2026, Niccolo ranks #2,722 for baby boys with 48 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Niccolos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Niccolo
Niccolo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Niccolo's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Niccolo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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