Boys' name · since 1989
Nieko
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Nieko, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nieko is the #8497 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 325 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nieko has been recorded 325 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #8497 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #10,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nieko ranks #10,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 325 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nieko's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nieko compares
325 47th percentile among 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
Nieko's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nieko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nieko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nieko's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nieko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nieko by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (85 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Nieko's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nieko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 85 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nieko's data
- Nieko's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nieko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Nieko 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.