Coco
- Pronunciation
- [KOH-koh]
- IPA
- /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/
- Gender
- Unisex
- Meaning
- A diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by cocoa
- Origin
- Nickname used in several languages
Coco (KOH-koh) is a nickname for names beginning with Co and is influenced by the word cocoa. Coco Chanel is a famous bearer, but her nickname came from a song rather than from a universal meaning of Coco.
About Coco
Cocoa and Koko sound close to Coco but are separate written names. In the 2026 NYC extract, Coco appeared in 570 female and 214 male license records.
Sources & Verification
Evidence reviewed 2026-09-24.
Similar Names
Coco in NYC dog-license records
Ranks are within each NYC license extract, not national puppy rankings. Each row in the source is a license period, so a dog renewed within the same extract year can be counted more than once. These are record counts, not counts of unique dogs. The 2026 extract was retrieved on 2026-09-24.
| Extract year | Rank | Licensed records | Source | Retrieved / reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #4 | 864 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2017 | #4 | 561 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2018 | #4 | 565 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2022 | #5 | 1785 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2023 | #4 | 861 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2024 | #3 | 841 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2026 | #3 | 784 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
Practical Use Check
Cue overlap
Say “Coco, go” several times at normal volume. If family members run the long-o sounds together, keep the name and use a different movement cue, such as “move.”