Neiko
Masculine
Neiko is a recent American name that lands close to two real things — the Japanese name element ko, and the Greek nike, victory.
How old is the name Neiko?
Neiko first appears in US birth records in 1988 — 37 years ago. The typical Neiko alive today was born around 2012, making them about 13 years old. About 800 people named Neiko are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Neiko most popular?
Neiko peaked in 2020, reaching #2689 nationally. Today it ranks #4050, 1,361 places below that high. See the whole 2020 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Neiko
Ours, offered as ours. Nike is the Greek goddess of victory and the ordinary word for winning, and it is one of very few Greek divine names that English speakers now meet daily on footwear rather than in a temple. The -ko ending, meanwhile, is a genuine Japanese suffix — usually a women's one, meaning child. Neiko sits near both without descending from either, and both are worth naming.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is established. Japanese Neiko would be written with characters chosen by the family and is not a standard name. Greek nike, victory, stands near the opening. The Nei- and -ko pieces of modern American naming are the likelier source.
Pronouncing Neiko
NAY-koh
Two syllables, first stressed. Some families say NEE-koh.
Nicknames for Neiko
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1988
- Most boys named
- 202046 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2689reached in 2020
- Change vs 2024
- +30.0%26 in 2025, from 20
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Neiko in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Nike in Greek — related form
- Nico in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania.
Neikos among us
people named Neiko are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 65,695 born in 2025 was named Neiko
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Kalem test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Neiko's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Kalem climbed just as high around 1989, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Kalem's path sketches the road Neiko is walking now.
Neiko sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Neiko is headed
Neiko is easing off slowly — about 15% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Neiko beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Neiko in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Five letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Open vowels make it easy to say in most languages.
- Rare in the records, so it stays distinct on a class list.
- The first vowel is unsettled between NAY and NEE.
- Neiko, Niko and Nico are all close and get confused.
- There is no documented meaning.
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Frequently asked
- How many Neikos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Neiko are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Neiko in 2025?
- Neiko ranks #4050 among US boy names in 2025, with 26 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Neiko?
- About 1 in every 65,695 US boys born in 2025 was named Neiko — 26 in all.
- Will my child share the name Neiko with classmates?
- Neiko will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Neiko
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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