Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Biko isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Biko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 30 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 12 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Biko’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Biko is a Roman-alphabet rendering of びこ. In Japanese usage, Biko is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 美子. In Greek usage, Biko as a surname is a transliteration of Μπίκο.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Biko
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Biko, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mikel
“who is like God?”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mykel
“who is like God?”
94% boys · 6% girls
Gino
“a wellborn man”
>99% boys
Bernardo
“as strong and brave as a bear”
>99% boys
Derick
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
Hakeem
“one who is wise; intelligent”
>99% boys
Jacques
“he who supplants” · “heel grabber”
>99% boys
Malcom
Malcom is a surname.
>99% boys