Nico

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: Italian

Nico first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 167 babies (rank #288 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nico

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nico yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,800

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

167

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Nico di Angelo — son of Hades

Famous people named Nico

Nico RosbergFormula One driver · b. 1985
Nico Schlotterbeckassociation football player · b. 1999
Nico Elvediassociation football player · b. 1996
Nico O'Reillyassociation football player · b. 2005
Nico Schulzassociation football player · b. 1993

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	49	#421
1997	64	#364
1998	46	#455
1999	40	#503
2000	42	#479
2001	34	#570
2002	45	#490
2003	66	#399
2004	52	#506
2005	70	#417
2006	63	#489
2007	61	#523
2008	71	#493
2009	68	#517
2010	98	#404
2011	114	#365
2012	125	#351
2013	127	#330
2014	161	#287
2015	167	#288
2016	141	#337