Is Nikos a boy or girl name?

Nikos is a boy’s name. Of the 882 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nikos

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Nikos was most popular in 2009, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,540 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 882 people named Nikos.

Nikos over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikos’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikos a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikos is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 882 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org