Nikki
- Pronunciation
- [Ni-kki]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Victory And Root Origin Of Nicholas.
- Origin
- English
Nikki Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 896 baby boys have been named Nikki. The name peaked in 1989 with 44 US births that year (rank #1753).
Top States for Nikki
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Nikki births are: California (41), Texas (6).
Other English-Origin Names Like Nikki
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5-Letter Names Starting with N
Names with Nikki's exact length and starting letter: Naava, Nabil, Nadav, Nader, Nadia.
Quick Facts About Nikki
US Popularity History (2000–2005)
Annual US births named Nikki by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 443 girls named Nikki (girl rank #585 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2005, ranked #973 for girls (252 US births). That's 388 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
Famous People Named Nikki
2 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Nikki.
- Nikki Sixx — Bassist (1958)
- Nikki Williams — Pop Singer (1988)
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Compare Nikki to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nikki against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).