Nico
Nico is a well-established choice, ranked #165 in 2025. With 306 babies named Nico in 2025, meeting another Nico at school is a real possibility.
About the Name Nico
Nico is steadily gaining in popularity, up 40 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #363 in 1997, and it currently sits at #2575. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nico is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nico in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #213, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Nico
- Nico Carrillo — Nico Carrillo is a Scottish Muay Thai fighter.
- Nico Williams — Nicholas Williams Arthuer is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.
- Nico Schlotterbeck — Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck is a German professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nico
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nico
Almost certainly the only Nico in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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