Is Nico a boy or girl name?
Nico is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 35 girls and 1,678 boys were named Nico, so 2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 20,212 US babies named Nico were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #213
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,165
- Babies named Nico since 1960
- 20,212
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,713 babies
Boys and girls named Nico, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | 32 | 38.1% |
| 1970s | 135 | 112 | 45.3% |
| 1980s | 507 | 36 | 6.6% |
| 1990s | 2,107 | 80 | 3.7% |
| 2000s | 2,932 | 215 | 6.8% |
| 2010s | 6,459 | 351 | 5.2% |
| 2020s | 7,022 | 172 | 2.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,678 | #213 | 35 | #4,165 |
| 2023 | 1,467 | #240 | 34 | #4,253 |
| 2022 | 1,474 | #237 | 32 | #4,440 |
| 2021 | 1,359 | #259 | 35 | #4,149 |
| 2020 | 1,044 | #318 | 36 | #3,984 |
| 2019 | 928 | #356 | 44 | #3,538 |
| 2018 | 844 | #382 | 33 | #4,318 |
| 2017 | 754 | #413 | 39 | #3,899 |
| 2016 | 611 | #497 | 31 | #4,602 |
| 2015 | 652 | #464 | 37 | #4,049 |
| 2014 | 650 | #455 | 37 | #4,083 |
| 2013 | 567 | #486 | 29 | #4,850 |
| 2012 | 501 | #524 | 24 | #5,674 |
| 2011 | 530 | #494 | 36 | #4,131 |
| 2010 | 422 | #594 | 41 | #3,795 |
| 2009 | 452 | #583 | 45 | #3,604 |
| 2008 | 366 | #662 | 40 | #3,988 |
| 2007 | 348 | #683 | 23 | #6,036 |
| 2006 | 342 | #667 | 16 | #7,759 |
| 2005 | 273 | #740 | 26 | #5,070 |
| 2004 | 282 | #694 | 25 | #5,170 |
| 2003 | 238 | #753 | 20 | #5,979 |
| 2002 | 248 | #717 | 14 | #7,719 |
| 2001 | 193 | #841 | 6 | #14,821 |
| 2000 | 190 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 202 | #780 | 9 | #10,094 |
| 1998 | 164 | #890 | 10 | #9,086 |
| 1997 | 158 | #882 | 17 | #5,804 |
| 1996 | 158 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 193 | #773 | 8 | #10,232 |
| 1994 | 203 | #738 | 5 | #15,047 |
| 1993 | 221 | #698 | 6 | #12,941 |
| 1992 | 283 | #613 | 7 | #11,329 |
| 1991 | 259 | #635 | 9 | #9,129 |
| 1990 | 266 | #621 | 9 | #9,007 |
| 1989 | 315 | #546 | 8 | #9,380 |
| 1988 | 96 | #990 | 5 | #13,241 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,480 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,373 | 5 | #12,220 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,878 | 5 | #11,449 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,876 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,781 | 5 | #11,588 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,043 | 8 | #7,899 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,174 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,431 | 7 | #8,141 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,479 | 11 | #5,469 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,598 | 12 | #5,063 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,747 | 8 | #6,670 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,681 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,623 | 15 | #4,030 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,519 | 22 | #3,122 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,833 | 19 | #3,397 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,807 | 18 | #3,285 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,858 | 7 | #6,060 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,453 | 7 | #5,873 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,938 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nico reached #213 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #3,122 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nico
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.