Nicolo Boy
How popular is Nicolo?
#2,718 boy name in 2025
47 baby boys were named Nicolo in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
Nicolo popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,718 for boys (▲ 32 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,364 in 2015, #2,727 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (47 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,264 in 1921 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nicolo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nicolo family of names ranked #1,569 for boys in 2025 (#1,532 the year before), with 87 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolo | 47 | 54% |
| Niccolo | 40 | 46% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nicolo is most popular
Babies named Nicolo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Nicolo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | #2,881 |
| 1920s | 72 | #2,264 |
| 1950s | 16 | #3,551 |
| 1960s | 59 | #2,681 |
| 1970s | 77 | #2,811 |
| 1980s | 100 | #2,983 |
| 1990s | 268 | #2,463 |
| 2000s | 355 | #2,471 |
| 2010s | 318 | #2,913 |
| 2020s | 264 | #2,718 |
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Questions
- Is Nicolo a boy or girl name?
- Nicolo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nicolo were boys.
- How popular is the name Nicolo?
- 47 baby boys were named Nicolo in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
- When was Nicolo most popular?
- Nicolo peaked in 2024, when 47 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,264 in 1921.
- How many people are named Nicolo?
- 1,571 babies have been named Nicolo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,415 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Nicolo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nicolo was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.