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Nikki

/ˈnɪki/ · 98% girls · 44 born in 2025

Nikki has been given to about 41,005 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɪki/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 38,858
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nikki per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 1,736
  • Born in 202544
  • All time41,005
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Nikki?

Its best year was 1972, when 1,736 babies were given the name, ranking 173rd. The typical living American called Nikki is about 44 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Nikki

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Niki0.96
  2. Nicki0.96
  3. Rikki0.82
  4. Vikki0.82
  5. Vicki0.78
  6. Ricki0.78
  7. Nicky0.74
  8. Nickie0.67

Middle names for Nikki

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nikki Catherine0.84
  2. Nikki Josephine0.84
  3. Nikki Rose0.83
  4. Nikki Marie0.83
  5. Nikki Grace0.83
  6. Nikki Jane0.83

Sibling names for Nikki

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.94
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.92
  3. Alisonsister · 0.91
  4. Shanebrother · 0.90
  5. Erikbrother · 0.90
  6. Damonbrother · 0.89

Where Nikki is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nikki Reyes0.78
  2. Nikki Moore0.78
  3. Nikki Lee0.78
  4. Nikki Hall0.78
  5. Nikki Green0.78
  6. Nikki Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nikki

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Nikki across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.