How Many People Are Named Nicko?
An estimated 286 people in the United States have the first name Nicko. It is predominantly male (97.3%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nicko peaked in popularity in 1989 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicko as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicko paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
286
About 1 in 1,198,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.3% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1989
25 births
Total Registered
292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicko
Nicko is predominantly male (97.3%), though 8 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nicko as a male name
Ranked #8,715 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (25 births)
Nicko as a female name
Ranked #6,380 in 1972
8 female births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (8 births)
Nicko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicko span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 102 babies were registered. Nicko has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicko by Decade
How has Nicko tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicko by State
Nicko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicko
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicko?
We estimate approximately 286 people named Nicko are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,198,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicko a common name?
Nicko is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicko most popular?
Nicko reached peak popularity in 1989, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicko is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicko a male name?
Nicko is predominantly male. 97.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicko Smith, Nicko Johnson, Nicko Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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