How Many People Are Named Nico?
people named Nico are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 15,502 people in the US has this name
Based on 22,322 babies named Nico in Social Security records from 1960 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,096 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of NICHOLAS (or sometimes NICODEMUS).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nico, 4.6% were girls and 95.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nico fell from 45.5% in the 1970s to 2.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nico alive today is about 11 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nico first appears in the records in 1960, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 2,096 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1960 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nico has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #174, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #174.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #174 |
| Best rank | #174 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #232 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nico alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nico were born in California than in any other state: about 3,771 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nico was given 2.8 times as often in Connecticut, 2.3 times in New Jersey and 2.1 times in Pennsylvania.
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