Nyko
Nyko is an American manufacturer of third-party accessories for various gaming consoles.
Meaning & Origin of Nyko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nyko is an American manufacturer of third-party accessories for various gaming consoles.
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The Story of Nyko
American parents first put Nyko on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 25 Nykos were born — ranking #4,181 that year. About 57% of every Nyko on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nyko ranks #5,757 for baby boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). All told, over 217 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nyko
Nyko is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Nyko's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Nyko'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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