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Nico name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nico ranks #174 in male records (2,066 reported) and #4,633 in female records (30 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#4,633 · 30 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 5 female records (35 to 30); rank moved from #4,188 to #4,633.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 5 female records (35 to 30); rank moved from #4,151 to #4,633.
2025 male rank and count
#174 · 2,066 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 380 male records (1,686 to 2,066); rank moved from #212 to #174.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 707 male records (1,359 to 2,066); rank moved from #259 to #174.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,066 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Nico becoming more popular?

Nico's reported male count increased by 380 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #212 to #174. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Nico in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NicoFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,0660201620252016: 31 female records2017: 39 female records2018: 33 female records2019: 44 female records2020: 36 female records2021: 35 female records2022: 32 female records2023: 34 female records2024: 35 female records2025: 30 female records2016: 611 male records2017: 755 male records2018: 844 male records2019: 929 male records2020: 1,045 male records2021: 1,359 male records2022: 1,474 male records2023: 1,468 male records2024: 1,686 male records2025: 2,066 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025304,6332,066174
2024354,1881,686212
2023344,2581,468240
2022324,4411,474237
2021354,1511,359259
2020363,9841,045318
2019443,538929356
2018334,319844382
2017393,899755412
2016314,604611497

Questions about Nico’s popularity

How common is Nico in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nico ranks #174 in male records (2,066 reported) and #4,633 in female records (30 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Nico?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nico only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Nico creates a match.

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