Nikko
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Nikko
Nico is a fun and lively nickname, full of charm, and suitable both as a full name and a short form. Nikko is a unique spelling that currently sits just outside of the US Top 1000.
American rapper and singer Ashnikko, whose full name is Ashton Nicole, might help this variant feel more familiar.
Nikko is also given to girls.
Pronounced NIK-oh.
As of October 2026, Nikko ranked #17061 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #3835 in 1972.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,247 | 145 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,203 | 154 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,283 | 142 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,333 | 135 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,173 | 164 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,292 | 144 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,186 | 163 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,018 | 216 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,202 | 166 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,102 | 193 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,289 | 152 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,319 | 147 |
World rankings
Nikko for boys
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Nikko on lists
Famous Nikkos
- Osborne Earl "Nikko" SmithBoy
American singer,songwriter; son of baseball player Ozzie Smith
- Nikko LocastroBoy
American pro disc golf player
- NikkoBoy
Japanese priest who founded Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
- Nikko LondonBoy
stage name of Londell Smith, American reality TV personality ("Love & Hip,Hop: Atlanta")
- Nikko Gonzalez (b. 2001)Boy
son of NFL player Tony Gonzalez and TV journalist Lauren Sánchez
- Nikko Quintana (b. 2009)Boy
son of model Arizona Muse and stylist Manuel Quintana
Nikko in pop culture
- NikkoBoy
character in movie "Pelican Blood"
- NikkoBoy
leader of the Flying Monkeys in movie "The Wizard of Oz"
- NikkoBoy
character in L. Frank Baum's novel and film "The Last Egyptian"
- NikkoBoy
character in the comic strip "Minimum Security"
- "Nikko's LullabyBoy
" song by Brian McKnight
- NikkoBoy
Japanese for 'sunshine'