Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Nico name popularity since 1925
22,322 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nico (4.6% girls, 95.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Nico is about 9 years old in 2026. Nico peaked in 2025 as the #174 name for boys, and it ranked #174 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,322
- Named Nico, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #174
- for boys in 2025 (2,066 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.4% boys
- 1,028 girls · 21,294 boys
- Most popular in
- Connecticut
- 2.32× its national share
Peak year is the year Nico made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nico births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Nico both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1992 and 1997, Nico's share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 7,060 to 1 in 11,900.
- Fastest rise: Between 2016 and 2021, it became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 3,110 baby boys to 1 in 1,290.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nico's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nico.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nico in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 32 | 52 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 112 | 134 | #3,598 |
| 1980s | 36 | 509 | #3,967 |
| 1990s | 80 | 2,107 | #773 |
| 2000s | 215 | 2,932 | #740 |
| 2010s | 351 | 6,462 | #464 |
| 2020–25 | 202 | 9,098 | #174 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.2% of babies named Nico from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Nico is most popular
The index compares Nico's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nico.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2.32× | 500 |
| New Jersey | 2.15× | 1,175 |
| California | 1.81× | 3,814 |
| Colorado | 1.74× | 427 |
| Massachusetts | 1.58× | 748 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nico and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nico (this page) | 21,294 | 2025 |
| Niko | 14,629 | 2022 |
| Nicco | 1,168 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nico's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nico.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nico (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data