Nicko is a very rare variant of Nick that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Nicko is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,377 for boy births in the United States (and #21,422 across all names), given to 7 babies. Nicko was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1989 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,377 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,720 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,123 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,580 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,484 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,404 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,431 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,376 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,932 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,442 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,688 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,650 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,505 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,317 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,653 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,394 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,314 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,337 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,183 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #10,077 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,782 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,228 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,086 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,163 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | — | #4,898 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,570 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,019 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,381 | — |