Boys' name · since 1960
Nico
Nico has 21,294 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,294
- born since 1960
- 2020s
- peak decade
21,294 babies have been named Nico since 1960, making it today's #174 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nico has been recorded 21,294 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #174 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #174 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,294 born since 1960
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nico ranks #810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,294 born since 1960, peaking in the 2020s.
- #810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,294
- born since 1960
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nico's 21,294 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nico compares
21,294 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nico's all-time total is 58x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nico | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,294 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,066 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nico's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nico's full recorded timeline at 1995, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 2,066 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nico popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,066
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Nico popularity over time - girls
1,028 total births recorded since 1967 (Nico as girls' name)
Nico by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (9,098 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Nico's strongest decade.
9,098 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nico births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 509
1980s
509 births
- 1990s 2,107
1990s
2,107 births
- 2000s 2,932
2000s
2,932 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,462 births
- 2020s
2020s
9,098 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 9,098 births (43% of all-time use).
How Nico compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nico's total volume
Nico by state
Where Nico concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,646 | 17.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,033 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,510 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,206 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,175 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,093 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 993 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 748 | 3.5% |
3,646 of 21,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Nico appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nico's data
- California records the most Nicos (3,646 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nico: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nico draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.