Nico
About Nico
A much more dynamic nickname than Nicky for any of the Nic-names. Part of a growing trend of boyish nicknames for girls - alongside Stevie and Lou - Nico has cheerful, snappy sounds, and a fresh, sassy image.
Nico was used for 37 baby girls in the US last year, and twin sister Niko for another 17 -- though that's still far fewer than the 2700 baby boys who were given one of those two names.
The single-named German Nico (born Christa) was the iconic 1960s singer with Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground. Nico was chosen by Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.
Pronounced NEE-koh.
As of October 2026, Nico ranked #4633 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3122 in 1971.
Editor's take: The name Nico is a girl's name of Italian, Greek origin meaning "people of victory".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,083 | 37 | 20.7 |
| 2015 | #4,049 | 37 | 20.7 |
| 2016 | #4,602 | 31 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | #3,899 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | #4,318 | 33 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | #3,538 | 44 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #3,984 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #4,149 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | #4,440 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | #4,253 | 34 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | #4,165 | 35 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | #4,633 | 30 | 18.7 |
Similar names
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- Rio
- Jasper
- Nori
- Auburn
- Niko
- Mauve
- Bay
- Memphis
- Blaise
- Moxie
- Pax
- Starla
- Peppi
- November
- Bindi
- Espn
- Theo
- Elviira
Nico on lists
Famous Nicos
- Nico (born Christa Päffgen)
German singer of The Velvet Underground
- Nicoleta "Nico" Matei
Romanian pop singer
- Nico Blue Hoon (b. 1995)
daughter of singer Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon
- Nico Parker (b. 2004)
daughter of actress Thandie Newton
- Nico Berryman (b. 2006)
daughter of musician Guy Berryman
- Nico Anaïs Rio Belle Törling (b. 2014)
daughter of singer Emelie Norenberg of girl group Play and Gustaf Törling
- Nico Ann Deneault (b. 1986)
daughter of punk singer GG Allin
- Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow (b. 2007)
daughter of the late artist Dash Snow
Nico in pop culture
- Nico Reilly
character on TV's Lipstick Jungle
- Nico Minoru
witch in Marvel's Runaway comics
- Nico Robin
character in anime "One Piece"
- Nico Blake
character in British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Nico Yazawa
idol character in "Love Live! School Idol Project"
- Nico (Nicoletta) Goldstein
mechanic from the game Devil May Cry 5
- Nico di Angelo
character from the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan
- "Nico and the Niners
" song by twenty one pilots