Niko
Male#144 most common in Croatia7,144 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Victory of the people
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Niko
A short form of Nikola ('victory of the people'), used as an independent name, especially in Dalmatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- December 6 (sv. Nikola)
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 384 births · #5 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
7,144 people in Croatia are called Niko, according to the 2021 census. That is #144 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Niko is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Niko
- Niko Kovač — Footballer and football manager
- Niko Kranjčar — Footballer for the Croatia national team
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.