Niko
Niko is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German.
- Finnish
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Niko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niko is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Georgian
- German
The Story of Niko
American parents first put Niko on the record books as a baby boy name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,191 Nikos were born — ranking #287 that year. About 47% of every Niko on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Niko ranks #324 for baby boys with 1,068 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Niko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Niko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Niko
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About the name Niko
Niko is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Niko's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #287. Use the chart and map above to compare Niko'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.