Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- Unisexual name meaning Two trees.Also a surname.
- English
- Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nikki
Pronunciation
n(ik)-ki
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1734, 44 births); most recent 2020 (rank #12015, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #173, 1,704 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3459, 44 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 44 |
| 2024 | – | 46 |
| 2023 | – | 54 |
| 2022 | – | 61 |
| 2021 | – | 66 |
| 2020 | 5 | 63 |
| 2019 | – | 74 |
| 2018 | – | 80 |
| 2017 | – | 108 |
| 2016 | – | 91 |
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 1999 (rank #2096, 5 births); most recent 2015 (rank #3906, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #337, 102 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 8 |
| 2018 | – | 9 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 9 |
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 #4951, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #2118, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
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 Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #414, 7 births); most recent 2018 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #136, 17 births); most recent 1994 (rank #325, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #74, 97 births); most recent 2013 (rank #816, 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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #273, 5 births); most recent 2010 (rank #430, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #151, 23 births); most recent 2020 (rank #634, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 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