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Niko
OriginFinnish form and Croatian and Slovene short form of Nicholas, Greek
Meaning"victory of the people"
GenderBoy
US Rank#325
Top 1000
About Niko
Variation of Nico
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #618 | 431 | 224.4 |
| 2015 | #629 | 425 | 221.7 |
| 2016 | #612 | 439 | 231.3 |
| 2017 | #549 | 507 | 273.9 |
| 2018 | #518 | 549 | 302.3 |
| 2019 | #420 | 742 | 413.6 |
| 2020 | #358 | 870 | 504 |
| 2021 | #291 | 1,171 | 669.3 |
| 2022 | #287 | 1,191 | 682.1 |
| 2023 | #320 | 1,037 | 606.2 |
| 2024 | #343 | 1,001 | 581 |
| 2025 | #325 | 1,046 | 612.4 |
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