Gender
Origin
- Greek
- people of victory
Feminine form of Nicholas - Persian
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Niki
Pronunciation
n(i)-ki
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #2549, 15 births); most recent 1996 (rank #7969, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #626, 247 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 13 |
| 2024 | – | 10 |
| 2023 | – | 17 |
| 2022 | – | 18 |
| 2021 | – | 16 |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 24 |
| 2018 | – | 20 |
| 2017 | – | 23 |
| 2016 | – | 26 |
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 #2355, 4 births); most recent 1997 (rank #2859, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2021, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | – | 7 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 7 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #2999, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2522, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | – | 11 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | 4 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1982 (rank #215, 7 births); most recent 1990 (rank #351, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #368, 7 births); most recent 1999 (rank #620, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
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 1976 (rank #243, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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