Boys' name · since 1962
Nikos
Nikos has 882 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
882 babies have been named Nikos since 1962, making it today's #6877 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikos recorded 882 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #6877 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #5,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,877 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 882 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikos ranks #5,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,877 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 882 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikos's 882 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nikos compares
882 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Nikos's all-time total is 139% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 882 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nikos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikos's full recorded timeline at 1996, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Nikos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (195 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Nikos's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Nikos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 195 births (22% of all-time use).
How Nikos 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 Nikos's total volume
Nikos by state
Where Nikos concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
36 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikos's data
- Nikos's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nikoss (36 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 Nikos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 Nikos 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.