Nikos

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A few things about Nikos you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nikos

Nikos Liberopoulos

Greek footballer

Choose Nikos and your child shares a first name with Nikos Liberopoulos, a Greek footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nikos, like who?” Nikos Liberopoulos's Wikipedia article is available in 33 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nikos, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nikos would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNikos first shows up in US birth records in 1962, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 63 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1969, when it ranked #2,130. Today it's #6,803, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendNikos has slipped 507 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,803. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningNikos is a Greek form of Nicholas, which means “victory of the people”. Our records link it to English and Greek roots.

About the name Nikos

Nikos is a boy name of English and Greek origin meaning “victory of the people”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-kos”. US birth records list Nikos for boys from 1962 to 2025, in 60 of those 64 years. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked #2,130 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.

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