Boys' name · since 1962
Niko
Niko has 14,629 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,629
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Niko currently ranks #325 among boys' names in America, with 14,629 babies recorded since 1962.
Niko has 14,629 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #325 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #985 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,629 born since 1962
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niko ranks #985 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,629 born since 1962, peaking in the 2020s.
- #985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,629
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Niko's 14,629 recorded births place it above 97.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Niko compares
14,629 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Niko's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,629 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,192 | 34 | 22,252 |
Niko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niko splits its recorded history at 1996: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,192 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niko popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,192
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Niko popularity over time - girls
506 total births recorded since 1968 (Niko as girls' name)
Niko by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,322 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Niko's strongest decade.
6,322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Niko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 313
1980s
313 births
- 1990s 1,510
1990s
1,510 births
- 2000s 1,922
2000s
1,922 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,455 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,322 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,322 births (43% of all-time use).
How Niko 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 Niko's total volume
Niko by state
Where Niko concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,678 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,038 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 999 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 847 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 684 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 597 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 492 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 458 | 3.1% |
2,678 of 14,629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Niko appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Niko's data
- California records the most Nikos (2,678 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niko: 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 (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Niko 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.