Nicko

Where Nicko comes from

From Nick + -o, from Nicholas, q.v.
— Wiktionary's entry for Nicko
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Nicko through the years
  1. 1981
    First appearance
    #5,468 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1981
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1989
    Peak, #2,545
    25 babies named Nicko, the most in any year.
  4. 1990
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,673.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.