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Nico

Nico: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“victory of the people”
Origin
Greek
Say it
NEE-koh · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

Short form of Nicholas, Nicola, or Nikolaos and related names from Greek elements meaning 'victory' and 'people'. It is widely used in several European languages as an independent name.

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How popular is Nico?

2024515 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Nico in 20241,713

2024 rank#212 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188020,212

Nico is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Nico

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Nicholasvictory of the people · Greek
  • Coleswarthy, coal-black · English
  • Nicolasvictory of the people · Greek
  • Colinyoung creature; cub · Scottish Gaelic
  • Colsonson of Cole · English
  • Collinpeople of victory · Greek
  • Nikolaivictory of the people · Russian
  • Nikolasvictory of the people · Greek

Nico questions

What does the name Nico mean?

Nico means "victory of the people". It comes from Greek. Short form of Nicholas, Nicola, or Nikolaos and related names from Greek elements meaning 'victory' and 'people'. It is widely used in several European languages as an independent name.

Is Nico a boy or girl name?

Nico is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nico?

1,713 US babies were named Nico in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Nico?

Nico is usually pronounced NEE-koh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.