Given name
Nicko
“of the victorious people”
In English use, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas. The history of Nicholas gives this family its wider story. Nicholas’s Christian associations include Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom virtually nothing factual is known.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nicko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 299
- 291 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,377 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,377 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 421 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nicko’s family of names
In English usage, Nicko is a diminutive of Nicholas. In English usage, Nicko has a related form in Nico.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Nicko, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Nickolaus
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nikolaus
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicanor
“a conqueror” · “of the victorious army”
>99% boys
Nicholaus
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicklas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Quenton
“the fifth-born child”
>99% boys