Nico
1% girls · 99% boys
About Nico
Nico is one of the great nickname names, full of charm, energy and effortless cool -- a neo Nick.
Nico for boys#174 US
Nico is commonly heard in Italy -- as a short form of Niccolo -- and also in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and Spanish-speaking countries.
As a unisex nickname name, Nico is associated with the German-born single-named Velvet Underground singer (nee Christa) promoted by Andy Warhol. And Nico Reilly was one of the female leads on the TV series Lipstick Jungle. But over 90% of the American babies named Nico are boys.
Nico for girls#4633 US
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 #174 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #49.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #455 | 650 | #4,083 | 37 |
| 2015 | #464 | 652 | #4,049 | 37 |
| 2016 | #497 | 611 | #4,602 | 31 |
| 2017 | #413 | 754 | #3,899 | 39 |
| 2018 | #382 | 844 | #4,318 | 33 |
| 2019 | #356 | 928 | #3,538 | 44 |
| 2020 | #318 | 1,044 | #3,984 | 36 |
| 2021 | #259 | 1,359 | #4,149 | 35 |
| 2022 | #237 | 1,474 | #4,440 | 32 |
| 2023 | #240 | 1,467 | #4,253 | 34 |
| 2024 | #213 | 1,678 | #4,165 | 35 |
| 2025 | #174 | 2,066 | #4,633 | 30 |
World rankings
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- Nico Cristian MirallegroBoy
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- Nico Erik RosbergBoy
Finnish,German racing driver
- Nicolas "Nico" HulkenbergBoy
German racing driver
- Nico JacksonBoy
British financier
- Nico Louis LierschBoy
German actor
- Nico TortorellaBoy
American actor
- Ñico (born Antonio Mariño Souto)Boy
Cuban painter
- Nico "Nicky" CharisseBoy
son of actress and dancer Cyd Charisse
- Nico DiMarcoBoy
brother of model and reality TV personality Nyle DiMarco
- Nico CoyneBoy
son of singer,songwriter Kevin Coyne
- Nicolas "Nico" Marley (b. 1995)Boy
American NFL player; son of former CFL player Rohan Marley; grandson of singer Bob Marley
- Nico Rockwell (b. 2007)Boy
son of director Alexandre Rockwell and actress Karyn Parsons
- Nico (b. 2007)Boy
son of actress Andrea Navedo
- Nico Jones (b. 2012)Boy
son of footballer Brad Jones
- Dominic "Nico" Lopez (b. 2013)Boy
son of actor Mario Lopez
- Nicodemus León "Nico" DiMarco (b. 2015)Boy
son of Christian singer Kristene DiMarco
- Nico SchulzBoy
German footballer
- Nico SantosBoy
German,Spanish singer, songwriter and producer
- Nico (born Christa Päffgen)Girl
German singer of The Velvet Underground
- Nicoleta "Nico" MateiGirl
Romanian pop singer
- Nico Blue Hoon (b. 1995)Girl
daughter of singer Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon
- Nico Parker (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of actress Thandie Newton
- Nico Berryman (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of musician Guy Berryman
- Nico Anaïs Rio Belle Törling (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of singer Emelie Norenberg of girl group Play and Gustaf Törling
- Nico Ann Deneault (b. 1986)Girl
daughter of punk singer GG Allin
- Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of the late artist Dash Snow
Nico in pop culture
- Nico MachiavelliBoy
character on TV's "Da Vinci's Demons"
- Nico HarrisBoy
character on TV's "Sonny With A Chance" and "So Random"
- Nico ToscaniBoy
character in film "Above the Law"
- NicoBoy
character from "Another Gay Movie"
- Nico/Nic/Pablo/Nick JessopBoy
character in the TV series "extr@"
- "NicoBoy
" Spanish animated series and its main character
- Nico di AngeloBoy
character in Rick Riordan's book series'
- "Nico And The NinersBoth
" song by twenty one pilots
- Nico ReillyGirl
character on TV's Lipstick Jungle
- Nico MinoruGirl
witch in Marvel's Runaway comics
- Nico RobinGirl
character in anime "One Piece"
- Nico BlakeGirl
character in British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Nico YazawaGirl
idol character in "Love Live! School Idol Project"
- Nico (Nicoletta) GoldsteinGirl
mechanic from the game Devil May Cry 5
- Nico di AngeloGirl
character from the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan