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The baby name Niko is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: NEE-koh (/ˈniːkoʊ/); Finnish/Slavic/Greek: NEE-koh (/ˈniko/).

Niko is Finnish, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Finnish, Slavic
Pronunciation: English: NEE-koh (/ˈniːkoʊ/); Finnish/Slavic/Greek: NEE-koh (/ˈniko/)

What is the meaning of the name Niko ?

The baby name Niko is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: NEE-koh (/ˈniːkoʊ/); Finnish/Slavic/Greek: NEE-koh (/ˈniko/).

Niko is Finnish, Slavic in Origin.

Niko is a compact form of the Greek name Nikolaos, built from nike “victory” and laos “people,” yielding the sense “victory of the people.” As a short form it appears across Europe - especially in Finland, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Georgia - where it functions both as a nickname and an independent given name (in Georgia, a familiar of Nikoloz). In contemporary English-speaking contexts, Niko is often adopted as a sleek, unisex choice.

The broader Nicholas family spread with the cult of Saint Nicholas in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, ensuring enduring pan-European use; Niko itself gained steady 20th-century traction in the Balkans and Finland and has risen in popularity since the 1990s. Notable bearers include Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani and Croatian football coach Niko Kovac. Close variants are Nico and Nikko; related longer forms include Nikola, Nikolas/Nicholas, Nikolai, Nikoloz, and Greek Nikos. Feminine counterparts include Nicole and Nicola.

Niko has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Niko

Niko Hurme Musician · Born 1974 · Finland Niko Hurme is a Finnish musician best known as the former bassist of the band Lordi, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with their song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah'. He performed under the stage name 'Kalma' during his time with the band. After leaving Lordi, he continued to work in the music industry with various projects.

Niko – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
Finland Boys 0 #18 5,090 2,041
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
Finland Boys 2026 #31 16,922 3,552
AZ 0 #36 8 706
GE 0 #36 9 997
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
GE Boys 0 #50 68 2,055
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
Finland 0 #54 660 830
AL 0 #58 18 2,372
AL Boys 0 #60 467 5,122
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #73 3 1,051
SI 0 #73 8 1,612
AZ Boys 0 #74 64 1,400
GR Boys 0 #76 338 6,912
HR Boys 0 #76 665 3,997
BG 0 #79 4 1,799
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
RS 0 #83 2 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
TW 0 #97 7 4,523
SI Boys 0 #101 118 3,402
GR 0 #102 33 3,911
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
CY Boys 0 #116 14 3,473
RS Boys 0 #118 37 2,277
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
EE Boys 0 #122 4 2,087
ID Boys 0 #122 10 4,130
Switzerland Boys 2024 #128 10 1,769
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
HR 0 #148 32 2,081
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BG Boys 0 #161 59 3,850
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
Sweden Boys 2022 #165 18 1,509
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
Sweden Girls 2013 #175 2 1,514
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
UY 0 #178 5 2,477
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
Austria 0 #198 16 850
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
PL 0 #205 8 2,600
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
MO Boys 0 #206 18 5,842
AL Girls 0 #207 16 4,141
UY Boys 0 #210 294 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #211 289 2,180
LU Boys 0 #214 7 4,970
Canada Boys 2024 #221 88 2,588
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
TW Boys 0 #225 17 7,111
EC Boys 0 #227 13 3,322
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
MO Girls 0 #228 24 7,056
GR Girls 0 #230 13 6,293
KZ Boys 0 #233 57 6,578
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
CL Boys 0 #243 1,162 13,390
NA Boys 0 #245 9 6,830
RU Boys 0 #246 334 12,621
Germany Boys 0 #247 1,663 5,697
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
IT Boys 0 #251 5,434 10,046
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
SG 0 #258 12 11,010
PL Boys 0 #262 74 6,459
JM Boys 0 #263 10 6,876
HR Girls 0 #267 23 3,687
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
Canada Girls 2022 #274 7 2,867
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
CZ Boys 0 #284 21 6,530
CN Boys 0 #292 28 9,639
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
GT 0 #301 14 5,948
KZ Girls 0 #303 18 5,862
DK Boys 0 #304 22 7,401
United States Boys 2024 #313 1,001 7,044
Germany 0 #320 122 2,542
PE 0 #322 8 6,350
CZ Girls 0 #325 17 5,378
CN Girls 0 #328 22 8,829
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PH Boys 0 #331 53 11,440
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
PT Boys 0 #346 22 7,951
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
PL Girls 0 #359 6 5,096
MU Boys 0 #361 9 8,477
CL 0 #365 47 6,867
BO 0 #366 16 6,868
CO Boys 0 #369 933 15,656
Finland Girls 0 #380 12 1,368
NL 0 #381 11 2,481
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
AR Boys 0 #395 73 7,628
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
MX 0 #402 12 8,339
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
GT Boys 0 #407 68 7,625
Austria Girls 0 #408 13 1,885
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Spain 0 #417 36 2,326
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
CO 0 #433 48 7,768
ZA 0 #438 10 14,421
PA Boys 0 #442 40 9,305
Spain Boys 0 #444 665 5,610
CR Boys 0 #464 24 10,188
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
RU Girls 0 #469 30 11,913
IT 0 #483 242 4,183
PS Boys 0 #483 66 10,655
HK Boys 0 #484 44 12,905
IL Boys 0 #501 107 10,983
CR Girls 0 #506 27 11,342
IR Girls 0 #506 25 8,334
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #518 8 11,303
BO Boys 0 #520 73 9,244
IR Boys 0 #521 32 10,162
SG Girls 0 #524 63 18,916
HK Girls 0 #533 83 16,104
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
CM Boys 0 #539 12 12,054
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
PE Boys 0 #563 369 14,506
MX Boys 0 #567 509 16,355
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #591 7 20,968
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
IQ Boys 0 #604 64 13,071
IL Girls 0 #639 7 11,648
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #669 29 17,960
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
QA Boys 0 #693 15 18,093
BR Boys 0 #717 35 12,213
Finland Girls 2026 #726 13 3,895
NL Boys 0 #740 213 5,873
CL Girls 0 #795 57 14,098
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #805 34 4,949
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
MY Girls 0 #859 136 24,821
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
United States Girls 2024 #900 17 8,487
PE Girls 0 #913 31 14,861
MY Boys 0 #916 197 25,439
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
Spain Girls 0 #922 62 5,561
SA Girls 0 #925 11 25,931
NL Girls 0 #940 16 5,933
NG Boys 0 #942 10 16,906
TR 0 #943 275 19,440
CO Girls 0 #982 97 16,140
IN Boys 0 #989 13 16,750
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
MA 0 #1,054 75 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,073 20 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,087 92 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,091 364 9,415
ZA Girls 0 #1,110 32 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,141 43 17,781
DZ 0 #1,155 22 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,552 63 28,008

Niko is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
France
Switzerland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Niko

Niko is predominantly a boy's name.
Niko is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: NEE-koh (/ˈniːkoʊ/); Finnish/Slavic/Greek: NEE-koh (/ˈniko/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Nico, Nikos, Nikko, Nik and Nicolò.
Across languages, Niko has these equivalents: Nicholas (English), Nicolás (Spanish), Nicola/Nicolò (Italian), Nikolai/Nikolay (Russian), Nikola (Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Niko ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Niko ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Niko's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #272 in 2014 to #221 in 2024 in Canada.
Yes — 1 notable people named Niko are in our database, including Niko Hurme (Musician).