Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nicki

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
from the name nicole

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicki

Pronunciation

n(ic)-ki

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #2189, 14 births); most recent 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #735, 190 births); most recent 2022 (rank #9670, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #2861, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #2096, 7 births); most recent 2015 (rank #5726, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #257, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #394, 6 births); most recent 1996 (rank #611, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #460, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence