Given name
Nikos
“of the victorious people”
Nikos is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikos is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nikos is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nikos is a variant 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
Nikos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 882
- 882 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,076 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,076 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 830 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.
Nikos’s family of names
In English usage, Nikos has a diminutive in Nico. Nikos has a related form in Nicholas. In English usage, Nikos has a related form in NICOS.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 31
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Nicolasequivalent
- Nikoequivalent
- Nikolasequivalent
- Nikolaosequivalent
- Nikolausequivalent
- Nilsequivalent
- Nielsequivalent
- Nikolayequivalent
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- Mykolaequivalent
- Nicolaasequivalent
- Nicolaeequivalent
- Nikolajequivalent
- Nicolinoequivalent
- Nicolauequivalent
- Nicolòequivalent
- Nikolajsequivalent
- Νικόλαςequivalent
- Миколаequivalent
- Mikolaequivalent
- Mikołajequivalent
- Nicolásequivalent
- Mikulášequivalent
- Nikolazequivalent
- Nikólaosequivalent
- Nicolaesequivalent
- Miklavžequivalent
- Niccolòequivalent
- Miklósequivalent
- Nickelequivalent
- Николайequivalent
- Νικόλαοςequivalent
People named Nikos
- Nikos KazantzakisGreek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)
- Nicos AnastasiadesCypriot politician, 7th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–2023)born 1946
- Nikos ChristodoulidesCypriot politician, 8th and current President of Cyprus (2023–)born 1973
- Nikos LiberopoulosGreek footballerborn 1975
- Nikos GalisGreek basketball player (born 1957)
- Nikolaos MichaloliakosGreek politician and leader of Golden Dawnborn 1957
- Nikos MachlasGreek footballerborn 1973
- Nikos ZachariadisGreek politician (1903-1973)
- Nikos ZisisGreek basketball player (born 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nikos, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nikkos
“of the victorious people”
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>99% boys
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Navin
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>99% boys
Nekoda
85% boys · 15% girls
Nyshaun
>99% boys
Niyon
>99% boys
Neric
>99% boys