Biko — boys' name

What the Data Says About Biko

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Biko between 1978 and 1989, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Biko currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Biko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Biko shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Biko in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.