NameTides

Nico

Nico was the #174 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,066 babies), and #165 in England & Wales and #177 in Canada.

Nico as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nico as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIreland
Nico as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#174 (2,066)#165 (306)#73 (67)#253 (7)#372 (10)#177 (193)
2024#211 (1,686)#183 (276)#104 (49)#278 (6)#472 (7)#211 (158)
2023#240 (1,468)#187 (269)#138 (35)#272 (6)#436 (8)#187 (175)
2022#237 (1,474)#188 (272)#145 (35)#264 (7)#407 (9)#204 (168)
2021#259 (1,359)#214 (247)#119 (47)#374 (4)#364 (10)#212 (168)
2020#318 (1,045)#232 (210)#163 (29)#270 (6)—#274 (121)
2019#355 (929)#254 (193)#183 (28)#365 (4)#370 (10)#289 (115)
2018#382 (844)#267 (190)#217 (21)—#749 (3)#282 (122)
2017#412 (755)#292 (171)#219 (22)—#443 (7)#308 (109)
2016#496 (611)#335 (141)#225 (21)—#412 (8)#334 (98)
2015#464 (652)#287 (167)#255 (17)#259 (7)—#313 (106)
2014#454 (651)#287 (161)#223 (22)—#715 (3)#301 (113)
2013#487 (567)#329 (127)#257 (16)——#347 (85)
2012#523 (501)#349 (125)#216 (22)—#548 (5)#340 (89)
2011#494 (530)#364 (114)#325 (11)——#401 (71)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #174.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.

How common is it?

about 1 in 830 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 830common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 890common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 290common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 830common

Next year

On its recent trend, Nico is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 700 to 1 in 900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nico by state, 2025Alaska: #165AKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #285WIVermont: #102VTNew Hampshire: #188NHWashington: #172WAIdaho: #173IDMontana: #227MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #231MNIllinois: #155ILMichigan: #169MINew York: #107NYMassachusetts: #109MAOregon: #135ORNevada: #160NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #232IAIndiana: #292INOhio: #167OHPennsylvania: #106PANew Jersey: #71NJConnecticut: #87CTRhode Island: #90RICalifornia: #121CAUtah: #151UTColorado: #165CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #302MOKentucky: #345KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #225VAMaryland: #208MDDelaware: #142DEArizona: #203AZNew Mexico: #193NMKansas: #205KSArkansas: #444ARTennessee: #273TNNorth Carolina: #276NCSouth Carolina: #224SCDistrict of Columbia: #49DCOklahoma: #376OKLouisiana: #376LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #360ALGeorgia: #393GAHawaii: #104HITexas: #239TXFlorida: #184FL
Nico (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#16880
Quebec2025#18031

Nico (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NicoCanadaGirls#3,4785
NicoCanadaBoys#177193
NicoEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
NicoEngland & WalesBoys#165306
NicoIrelandBoys#37210
NicoNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NicoNorthern IrelandBoys#2537
NicoScotlandBoys#7367
NicoUSGirls#4,54630
NicoUSBoys#1742,066