THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Niko
Niko is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Niko De Vera. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A diminutive of the male given names Nikola, Nikolas, and Nikolaos, from Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Niko
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Niko De Vera
Filipino-American soccer player
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Niko De Vera
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Niko in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Niko
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aiko♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Iko♂Short form of Francisco
- Kiko♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Miko♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Nico♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Nikoy♂Short form of Nico
- Nilo♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Nino♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Niko?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Niko further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q11884464 — Niko (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Niko De Vera (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q11884464 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Niko (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.