Victory of the people
Neiko is a modern phonetic variant of Nico, which is a short form of the Greek name Nikolaos. It combines the elements 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people). While the 'ei' spelling is contemporary, it retains the ancient Greek roots of its predecessor.
Less common today
Neiko isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,715 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
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