Given name

Nyko

Nyko is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Nyko 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 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nyko through the years

Babies since 1880
194
194 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2022
25 babies
2025
10
#8,064 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+59%
Rising fast
0510152025Highest share 20225.9
Nyko in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,064 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 59.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

NykoNiko

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Nyko, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Nivam

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Nirvin

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Nikshay

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Nuaym

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Jhayco

26RareRising fast

>99% boys

Basque · Modern

Aitor

Aitor is a masculine given name from Basque. It is used in Spanish and Basque.

14Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Japanese · Modern

Tanjiro

“the prized second-born son”

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Huxson

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Nyko’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Nyko

A sister for Nyko