US rank #5748 Boys' name Peak 2022 316 births

Nieko — #5748 US boys' name

316 babies named Nieko in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s852000s652010s852020s75
#5748
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Nieko was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

18 babies were named Nieko in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nieko

The Social Security Administration has registered 316 babies named Nieko between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nieko currently holds the #5748 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nieko performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nieko shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nieko 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 316 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.

Nieko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

316

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2022

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,748

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nieko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20242019201320082002199719921989 6

Nieko by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 27% of Nieko's all-time total
1980s61990s852000s652010s852020s75

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nieko?
316 babies have been named Nieko since 1989. It currently ranks #5748 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births.
When was Nieko most popular?
Nieko was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Nieko been used?
Nieko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nieko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niels, Niel, Nieves, Niegel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.