The first name Nikki
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Nikki, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 102 births (#337).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nikki with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nikki at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 44 girls born in the United States were named Nikki, the 3,504th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1972, when 1,704 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nikki
44 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nikki HaleyAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1972)
- Nikki SixxAmerican musician (born 1958)
- Nikki CoxAmerican actress, born 1978
- Nikki GiovanniAmerican poet, writer and activist (1943-2024)
- Nikki DeLoachAmerican actress and singer, born 1979
- Nikki Amuka-BirdBritish actress, born 1976
- Nikki McCrayAmerican basketball player (1971–2023)
- Nikki StoneFreestyle skier, born 1971
- Nikki ZieringAmerican model and actress, born 1971
- Nikki YanofskyCanadian singer, born 1994
- Nikki HiltzAmerican middle-distance runner, born 1994
- Nikki HahnAmerican actress, born 2002
Questions
- How popular is the name Nikki?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nikki, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1996, with 102 births.
- Is Nikki a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 41,005 US babies named Nikki since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nikki most popular?
- 1972 in the United States, when 1,704 babies were named Nikki, its highest rank at 173rd.