Nii
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Nii is a boys' name, meaning “chief, lord”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nii mean?
Ga title from Ghana, placed before male names
“chief, lord”
Is Nii a girl's or a boy's name?
Nii is a boys' name.
How popular is Nii in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nii in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nii in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Nii
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kai, Lawi, Koa, Makai, Nikolai, Kane, Keanu, Dylan, Noam, Lux, Kofi, Jack
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nii: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nii, updated 20 October 2026.