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Niko

Niko ranks #219 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #124 among boy dog names.
Niko's popularity trend

Niko's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#219
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−55
2014 → 2019
Gender split
91% male
9% female91% male

Gender split comes from 32 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Niko mean?
2 syllablesOrigin: Greek

Niko is a short form of Nikolaos, or Nicholas, a Greek name built from nikē, "victory," and laos, "people" — together, "victory of the people." The name spread widely through the early Christian veneration of Saint Nicholas.

Niko is compact and confident — it suits a pet with a spirited, can-do energy, someone who always seems to come out on top.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Niko shows up

Cats named Niko per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Niko

NikkiNikitaNikeNikkoNikolaiMikoKeikoKiko

Niko means, by theme

Victory