Nicko

Where Nicko comes from

From Nick + -o, from Nicholas, q.v.
— Wiktionary's entry for Nicko
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1981
    First appearance
    #5,468 among boys, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1989
    Peak, #2,545
    25 babies named Nicko — more than any year before or since.
  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.