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How popular is the name Nico?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nicos are alive today.
Nico (male) is a shortened form of the name Nicholas. Although Nico itself was given to 306 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 165th as a registered name), most Nicos are registered as Nicholas, which ranked 214th in 2025 with 234 babies.
Most people called Nico are registered as Nicholas, and share that name's profile: the Nicholas you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Nicholases born in England and Wales are between 39 and 60, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Nicholases go by Nico.
How many babies are named Nico or Nicholas each year?
Combined registrations of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nico. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Nicholas rank as a registered name?
Where does Nico rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Nico short for Nicholas?
Yes - Nico is a shortened form of Nicholas. Nicos are usually registered as Nicholas at birth.
When was the name Nico most popular?
The full name Nicholas peaked in 1974, when around 5,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Nico itself peaked as a registered name in 2025, with 306 babies.
How many people are called Nico?
There's no official count of people who go by Nico, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Nicholas born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Nico.
How old is the typical Nico?
Most people called Nico are registered as Nicholas. Most living Nicholases are between 39 and 60; the most common age is about 52.
Is Nico becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.