Niko dog name
We found 632 dogs named Niko in the public pet registers of 17 places. Combining all places, Niko is the #336 dog name. Almost all dogs named Niko are male.
🐱 Niko is also a cat name (#649 for cats, 13 cats).
Niko as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #199 of 51,228 | 341 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #236 of 34,500 | 214 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #347 of 10,500 | 23 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #333 of 8,191 | 12 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1,457 of 4,586 | 1 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #281 of 4,375 | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #173 of 4,602 | 10 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #233 of 2,906 | 5 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #255 of 2,440 | 4 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #314 of 2,588 | 3 | 2025 |
| Framingham United States | #171 of 1,965 | 4 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #121 of 498 | 1 | 2021–2025 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Niko. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
26 female and 558 male dogs named Niko, in the places that record sex.
Niko over the years
Dogs named Niko per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Niko
Compared to all dogs, Niko is especially common among Akitas (7.9×), Shiba Inus (5.6×), Siberian Huskys (3.8×), Miniature Pinschers (2.4×) and German Shepherds (2.0×).
Based on 548 dogs named Niko with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Niko as a baby name
Niko was the #325 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,046 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #5 for boys in Croatia, #58 for boys in Slovenia, #112 for boys in Germany and #124 for boys in New Zealand. See Niko as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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