Niko

Niko is a male given name: 96% of people named Niko are men, and it is recorded as male in 12 of the 12 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 6,999 male / 382 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Niko

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Niko," in English, "Guten Tag Niko," in German. Niko is a male given name: about 96% of people named Niko are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Niko,

German

Guten Tag Niko,

French

Bonjour Niko,

Spanish

Estimado/a Niko:

Chinese

Niko您好：

Japanese

Niko様

English

Hi Niko,

German

Hi Niko,

French

Salut Niko,

Spanish

Hola Niko,

Chinese

Niko你好：

Japanese

Nikoさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Niko by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	95%
Albania	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	man's name	98%
Georgia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Croatia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Slovenia	uncommon	man's name	98%
North Macedonia	rare	man's name	98%
Austria	rare	man's name	98%
Finland	rare	man's name	98%
Serbia	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
Germany	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

6,999 male · 382 female · 7,381 births recorded

Male 95%Female 5%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Niko a male or female name?

Niko is a male given name: 96% of people named Niko are men, and it is recorded as male in 12 of the 12 countries covered.

How do I address Niko in an email?

Is Niko a unisex name?

Niko is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Niko are men. Niko leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Niko a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/niko (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_niko,
  title  = {Is Niko a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/niko},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}