Is Niko a boy or girl name?
Niko is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 1,001 boys were named Niko, so 1.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.5% of the 14,063 US babies named Niko were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #343
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,829
- Babies named Niko since 1962
- 14,063
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,211 babies
Boys and girls named Niko, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 | 24 | 53.3% |
| 1970s | 87 | 125 | 59% |
| 1980s | 313 | 21 | 6.3% |
| 1990s | 1,510 | 38 | 2.5% |
| 2000s | 1,922 | 75 | 3.8% |
| 2010s | 4,453 | 119 | 2.6% |
| 2020s | 5,270 | 85 | 1.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,001 | #343 | 17 | #6,829 |
| 2023 | 1,037 | #320 | 14 | #7,939 |
| 2022 | 1,191 | #287 | 20 | #6,146 |
| 2021 | 1,171 | #291 | 19 | #6,341 |
| 2020 | 870 | #358 | 15 | #7,471 |
| 2019 | 742 | #420 | 13 | #8,479 |
| 2018 | 549 | #518 | 7 | #13,428 |
| 2017 | 507 | #549 | 16 | #7,336 |
| 2016 | 439 | #612 | 13 | #8,739 |
| 2015 | 425 | #629 | 11 | #9,967 |
| 2014 | 431 | #618 | 11 | #9,989 |
| 2013 | 433 | #587 | 12 | #9,460 |
| 2012 | 346 | #687 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2011 | 303 | #749 | 12 | #9,572 |
| 2010 | 278 | #789 | 10 | #11,030 |
| 2009 | 273 | #814 | 14 | #8,767 |
| 2008 | 264 | #831 | 15 | #8,431 |
| 2007 | 217 | #915 | 8 | #13,582 |
| 2006 | 190 | #978 | 9 | #12,155 |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,038 | 7 | #14,104 |
| 2004 | 175 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 177 | #929 | 9 | #11,081 |
| 2002 | 158 | #995 | 6 | #14,909 |
| 2001 | 166 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 140 | #1,038 | 7 | #12,775 |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,093 | 5 | #16,152 |
| 1998 | 148 | #949 | 5 | #15,889 |
| 1997 | 147 | #928 | 6 | #13,260 |
| 1996 | 146 | #905 | 7 | #11,436 |
| 1995 | 166 | #835 | 8 | #10,235 |
| 1994 | 156 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 142 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 141 | #891 | 7 | #11,335 |
| 1991 | 170 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 171 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 141 | #846 | 5 | #13,852 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,171 | 5 | #13,247 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,161 | 6 | #10,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,750 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,436 | 5 | #11,731 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,021 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,841 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,443 | 5 | #10,905 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,463 | 7 | #8,146 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,066 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,265 | 12 | #5,066 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,748 | 20 | #3,399 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,473 | 18 | #3,591 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,776 | 23 | #2,959 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,923 | 16 | #3,893 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,448 | 16 | #3,824 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,832 | 14 | #3,914 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,999 | 10 | #4,691 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,353 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,464 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Niko reached #287 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,959 in 1972. 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 Niko
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.