boy's name
Nieko
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 328
Nieko is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Nieko over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 85 |
| 2000s | 65 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 84 |
How popular is Nieko?
In 2025, Nieko was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nieko is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nieko
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nieko also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nieko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nieko
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nieko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nieko
How popular is the name Nieko?
In 2025, Nieko was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nieko a girl's or a boy's name?
Nieko is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nieko most popular?
Nieko peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nieko a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nieko currently ranks #8,762 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.