Niko is a distinctive choice, ranked #615 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Niko in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#615
US Rank #325
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About the Name Niko
Niko is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 4984 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #500 in 2022 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Niko is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Niko in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #343, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Niko
Niko Peleshi โ Niko Aleks Peleshi is an Albanian politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the Parliament of Albania since September 2025.
Niko Omilana โ Nikolas Daniel Adegbajumo Omilana is a British YouTuber, prankster and perennial political candidate.
Niko Kovaฤ โ Niko Kovaฤ is a professional football manager and former player.
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 Niko
Unlikely. With around 61 UK babies named Niko per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Niko in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Niko is rising: up 140 places since 2020, to #615 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #500 in 2022.
Niko is more popular in the US (#343) than in the UK (#509). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Niko include: Niko Peleshi, Niko Omilana and Niko Kovaฤ. Short summaries for each appear below.
Niko appears in the US top 500 at #343 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
61
UK babies named Niko (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 140 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Niko
Almost certainly the only Niko in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Niko
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Niko Bagrationi (Georgian: แแแแ แแแแ แแขแแแแ; Russian: ะะธะบะพะปะฐะน ะะฐะณัะฐัะธะพะฝ, Nikolay Georgievich Bagration) was a Georgian nobleman who fought as a volunteer officer in the Boer army during the Second Boer War (Anglo-Boer war).
Nikoloz Pirosmanashvili (Georgian: แแแแแแแ แคแแ แแกแแแแแจแแแแ) or Niko Pirosmani (Georgian: แแแแ แคแแ แแกแแแแ), simply referred to as Nikala, was a Georgian painter who posthumously rose to prominence.
Niko Kristian Sigur is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for HNL club Hajduk Split and the Canada national team.