Nico Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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A Deep Dive

Nico Overview

Meaning

People of victory

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Greek, Italian

Etymology

Derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which combines “nikē” (victory) and “laos” (people).

Pronunciation

/ˈniːkoʊ/

Popularity

The name Nico enjoys international recognition, with significant presence in countries like Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. In the USA, Nico ranked among the top 500 names for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

4 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Exotic, Cool, Short

Associated Traits

Creative, adventurous, loyal

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

In Greek culture, Nico is often associated with victory and triumph, derived from ‘nike,’ meaning victory.

Name Day

December 6 (Greece)
A Deep Dive

Nico Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Nicholas, Nicolo, Nikolai, Nicolas, Niko

Common Nicknames

Nick, Nicky, Cole, Nico, Nix

Diminutives

Nixie, Niko, Nini, Nica, Noc

Famous People

  • Nico Rosberg
    (German-Finnish Race Car Driver)
  • Nico Hülkenberg
    (German Race Car Driver)
  • Nico Tortorella
    (American Actor)
  • Nico Santos
    (Filipino-American Actor)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Nico Minoru"
    ("Runaways," TV Series)
  • "Nico Bellic"
    ("Grand Theft Auto IV," Video Game)
  • "Nico Robin"
    ("One Piece," Manga/Anime Series)
  • "Nico Icon"
    (Documentary Film)
  • "Nico Toscani"
    ("Above the Law," Film)

What Is the Meaning of Nico?

This name often represents strength, leadership, and charisma.

What Is the Origin of The Name Nico?

The name Nico is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which combines “nikē” (victory) and “laos” (people). It has its roots in ancient Greece and has evolved through various languages and cultures over centuries.

Nico Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Nico in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2592021#2362022#2392023
Top 3 Rankings#2362022#2392023#2592021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Nico

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023239
(-3 from 2022)
1462
(-11 from 2022)
0.07984
2022236
(+23 from 2021)
1473
(+118 from 2021)
0.07864
2021259
(+59 from 2020)
1355
(+312 from 2020)
0.07232
2020318
(+37 from 2019)
1043
(+115 from 2019)
0.05639
2019355
(+26 from 2018)
928
(+84 from 2018)
0.04829
2018381
(+31 from 2017)
844
(+90 from 2017)
0.04342
2017412
(+83 from 2016)
754
(+144 from 2016)
0.03810
2016495
(-31 from 2015)
610
(-42 from 2015)
0.03011
2015464
(-10 from 2014)
652
(+2 from 2014)
0.03189
2014454
(+32 from 2013)
650
(+83 from 2013)
0.03172
2013486
(+38 from 2012)
567
(+67 from 2012)
0.02806
2012524
(-30 from 2011)
500
(-30 from 2011)
0.02464
2011494
(+99 from 2010)
530
(+108 from 2010)
0.02609
2010593
(-10 from 2009)
422
(-30 from 2009)
0.02054
2009583
(+79 from 2008)
452
(+86 from 2008)
0.02131
2008662
(+21 from 2007)
366
(+18 from 2007)
0.01679
2007683
(-18 from 2006)
348
(+6 from 2006)
0.01571
2006665
(+74 from 2005)
342
(+69 from 2005)
0.01560
2005739
(-45 from 2004)
273
(-9 from 2004)
0.01283
2004694
(+58 from 2003)
282
(+44 from 2003)
0.01334
2003752
(-38 from 2002)
238
(-10 from 2002)
0.01133
2002714
(+126 from 2001)
248
(+55 from 2001)
0.01200
2001840
(+2 from 2000)
193
(+3 from 2000)
0.00933
2000842
(-62 from 1999)
190
(-12 from 1999)
0.00910
1999780
(+108 from 1998)
202
(+38 from 1998)
0.00991
1998888
(-10 from 1997)
164
(+6 from 1997)
0.00809
1997878
(-7 from 1996)
158
No change from 1996
0.00791
1996871
(-99 from 1995)
158
(-35 from 1995)
0.00789
1995772
(-35 from 1994)
193
(-10 from 1994)
0.00960
1994737
(-41 from 1993)
203
(-18 from 1993)
0.00996
1993696
(-85 from 1992)
221
(-62 from 1992)
0.01070
1992611
(+23 from 1991)
283
(+24 from 1991)
0.01348
1991634
(-16 from 1990)
259
(-7 from 1990)
0.01222
1990618
(-72 from 1989)
266
(-48 from 1989)
0.01236
1989546
(+441 from 1988)
314
(+218 from 1988)
0.01498
1988987
(+3251 from 1987)
96
(+86 from 1987)
0.00479
19874238
(-108 from 1986)
10
No change from 1986
0.00051
19864130
(-80 from 1985)
10
No change from 1985
0.00052
19854050
(-1436 from 1984)
10
(-8 from 1984)
0.00052
19842614
(+175 from 1983)
18
(+2 from 1983)
0.00096
19832789
(+902 from 1982)
16
(+5 from 1982)
0.00086
19823691
(-88 from 1981)
11
No change from 1981
0.00058
19813603
(+237 from 1980)
11
(+1 from 1980)
0.00059
19803840
(-272 from 1979)
10
(-1 from 1979)
0.00054
19793568
(-499 from 1978)
11
(-2 from 1978)
0.00061
19783069
(-708 from 1977)
13
(-6 from 1977)
0.00076
19772361
(+57 from 1976)
19
(+1 from 1976)
0.00111
19762418
(+1010 from 1975)
18
(+8 from 1975)
0.00110
19753428
(+130 from 1974)
10
(+1 from 1974)
0.00062
19743558
(-953 from 1973)
9
(-5 from 1973)
0.00055
19732605
(-72 from 1972)
14
No change from 1972
0.00087
19722533
(-69 from 1971)
14
(-1 from 1971)
0.00084
19712464
(+275 from 1970)
15
(+3 from 1970)
0.00083
19702739
(-58 from 1969)
12
(+1 from 1969)
0.00063
19692681
(+55 from 1968)
11
(+1 from 1968)
0.00060
19682736
(+493 from 1967)
10
(+3 from 1967)
0.00056
19673229
(+306 from 1966)
7
(+1 from 1966)
0.00039
19663535
(-1123 from 1963)
6
(-6 from 1963)
0.00033
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19632412
(+1253 from 1960)
12
(+6 from 1960)
0.00058
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19603665
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00028
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0.0000
19550
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0.0000
19540
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0.0000
19490
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0.0000
19480
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19470
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19460
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19450
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American States Popularity Rankings for Nico

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#1712021#1692022#1892023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#1702021#1432022#1482023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#1612021#1452022#1222023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#1472021#1132022#1202023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4002021#3232022#3742023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2692021#2342022#2362023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2142021#2462022#2452023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#1582021#1432022#1692023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2942021#2562022#2572023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2452021#2652022#2622023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#1002021#1342022#902023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2042021#2202022#2222023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2762021#2112022#1592023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2632021#3212022#2282023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2892021#3292022#3302023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3402021#2362022#2562023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3252021#2872022#3022023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#1782021#2412022#2072023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4062021#3042022#3122023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#4442021#4352022#5372023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4142021#4992022#2102023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4512021#3032022#2702023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#2732021#2352022#2302023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5232021#2552022#3732023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3072021#2912022#2672023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5182021#4462022#3882023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6612021#4432022#5632023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1822021#3992022#1532023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#882021#1102022#1092023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4532021#4372022#3732023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4922021#5522022#3432023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1722020#1792021#1872022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4072021#5072022#5462023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5202019#6532020#3322023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#3052017#1592020#2742021

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6412021#7482022#6522023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7992017#6992020#5442023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#2811989#4211990#6062017

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2292018#2392021#1302022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3851989#5312022#4662023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3402021#3382023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2262018#1672023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3812018#2602022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3642021#4872023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1242023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#2272017

Popularity Rankings for Nico in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#152020#242021#182022

Popularity in Galicia, Spain

Galicia, Spain flagGalicia, Spain#442021#382022

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#472020#382021#462022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#572021#642022#722023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#652021#722022#852023

Popularity in Spain

Spain flagSpain#962021#772022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1192021#1452022#1382023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#1462021#1702022#1592023

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1911996

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#2542019#2322020#2142021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#3072020#3012021#2282022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#2552022#3212023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3742021#2642022#2722023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2932022

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2942022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#3122021#3362022#3372023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#3642021#4072022#4362023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Nico a Name for Boys or Girls?

As a gender-neutral option, Nico’s appeal lies in its simplicity and modern feel.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Nico

Nico in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Nico Rosberg (Race Car Driver, born 1985): A German-Finnish former Formula One racing driver who won the 2016 World Championship.
  • Nico Hülkenberg (Race Car Driver, born 1987): A German professional racing driver known for competing in Formula One and winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015.
  • Nico Tortorella (Actor, born 1988): An American actor and model recognized for roles in "Scream 4," "The Following," and "Younger."
  • Nico Santos (Actor, born 1979): A Filipino-American actor famous for his roles in "Crazy Rich Asians" and the TV series "Superstore."
  • Nico Mirallegro (Actor, born 1991): A British actor known for his performances in "My Mad Fat Diary" and "The Village."
  • Nico Muhly (Composer, born 1981): An American contemporary classical composer noted for his innovative works and collaborations.
  • Nico Collins (Football Player, born 1999): An American football player who plays as a wide receiver in the NFL.
  • Nico Hischier (Hockey Player, born 1999): A Swiss professional ice hockey player and captain of the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.
  • Nico Minoru ("Runaways," 2017 TV Series): A teenage witch who is part of a group of teenagers with superpowers.
  • Nico Bellic ("Grand Theft Auto IV," 2008 Video Game): A Serbian war veteran who comes to Liberty City to pursue the American Dream.
  • Nico Robin ("One Piece," 1997 Manga/Anime Series): An archaeologist and member of the Straw Hat Pirates with the ability to grow extra limbs.
  • "Nico Icon" (1995 Documentary Film): A documentary about the life and career of the Velvet Underground singer Nico.
  • Nico Toscani ("Above the Law," 1988 Film): A former CIA operative who fights corruption in Chicago.
  • Nico di Angelo ("Percy Jackson & The Olympians," 2005 Novel Series by Rick Riordan): A son of Hades with the ability to control the dead.
  • Nico ("The Wombats Proudly Present... This Modern Glitch," 2011 Album): A song by The Wombats.
  • Nicolet River (Quebec, Canada): A picturesque river flowing through the Nicolet region, ideal for fishing and boating.
  • Nicolet National Forest (Wisconsin, USA): A vast forest reserve offering numerous outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing.
  • San Nicolás de los Garza (Nuevo León, Mexico): A bustling city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, featuring vibrant culture and history.
  • Nicollet Island (Minnesota, USA): A historic island located in the Mississippi River within the city of Minneapolis, offering scenic views and parks.
  • Nicolás Bravo Municipality (Guerrero, Mexico): A municipality in Guerrero known for its agricultural economy and local markets.
  • Nicolas Appert Park (Ile-de-France, France): A charming park in the heart of the Paris region, offering a peaceful retreat from the city.
  • Nicolet Bay (Wisconsin, USA): A beautiful bay in Door County, perfect for swimming, picnicking, and enjoying nature.

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