How Many People Are Named Nikos?
An estimated 844 people in the United States have the first name Nikos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nikos peaked in popularity in 2009 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikos 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 Nikos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
844
About 1 in 406,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2009
28 births
Total Registered
869
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikos
Nikos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 869 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikos as a male name
Ranked #6,352 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (28 births)
Nikos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikos span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 195 babies were registered. While Nikos is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nikos by Decade
How has Nikos 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.
Nikos by State
Birth registrations for Nikos span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. On average, about 19 Nikoss were registered per state.
Nikos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikos
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nikos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikos?
We estimate approximately 844 people named Nikos 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 406,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikos a common name?
Nikos is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 869 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikos most popular?
Nikos reached peak popularity in 2009, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikos is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikos a male name?
Nikos is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikos Smith, Nikos Johnson, Nikos 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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