Niki
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NIK-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Niki is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Niki mean?
Greek: spelling of Nikki; pet form of Nicole
“victory of the people”
Began as a pet form of Nicole and other feminine forms of Nicholas, from Greek nike, 'victory'.
Meaning borrowed from Nikki.
Is Niki a girl's or a boy's name?
Niki is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niki in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Niki in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2015, 90% of the babies named Niki in the UK were girls.
Niki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Niki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Niki, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 1972, with 248 girls. It first appears in the records in 1932.
Half of all the girls named Niki in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were given Niki or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,400, up from #7,883 for this spelling alone.
- Nikki 44
- Niki 13
Niki in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 50 | #3,122 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 65 | #2,444 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,840 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 71 | #2,063 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,881 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 1995 | 129 | #1,291 |
| 1994 | 147 | #1,196 |
| 1993 | 212 | #907 |
| 1992 | 99 | #1,562 |
| 1991 | 96 | #1,578 |
| 1990 | 104 | #1,489 |
| 1989 | 115 | #1,336 |
| 1988 | 130 | #1,172 |
| 1987 | 133 | #1,123 |
| 1986 | 162 | #973 |
| 1985 | 181 | #884 |
| 1984 | 142 | #1,007 |
| 1983 | 131 | #1,060 |
| 1982 | 178 | #865 |
| 1981 | 197 | #809 |
| 1980 | 190 | #824 |
| 1979 | 184 | #846 |
| 1978 | 224 | #705 |
| 1977 | 179 | #835 |
| 1976 | 206 | #709 |
| 1975 | 168 | #815 |
| 1974 | 194 | #732 |
| 1973 | 227 | #655 |
| 1972 | 248 | #626 |
| 1971 | 138 | #935 |
| 1970 | 133 | #953 |
| 1969 | 114 | #1,019 |
| 1968 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1967 | 95 | #1,068 |
| 1966 | 74 | #1,251 |
| 1965 | 60 | #1,421 |
| 1964 | 61 | #1,443 |
| 1963 | 65 | #1,372 |
| 1962 | 62 | #1,407 |
| 1961 | 61 | #1,427 |
| 1960 | 50 | #1,579 |
| 1959 | 56 | #1,434 |
| 1958 | 48 | #1,541 |
| 1957 | 72 | #1,237 |
| 1956 | 52 | #1,469 |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,479 |
| 1954 | 65 | #1,228 |
| 1953 | 85 | #1,049 |
| 1952 | 71 | #1,118 |
| 1951 | 81 | #1,030 |
| 1950 | 80 | #1,017 |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,352 |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,421 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,437 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,969 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,824 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,518 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,833 |
| 1942 | 15 | #2,310 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,531 |
| 1940 | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
Names like Niki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heidi, Robyn, Nicole, Holly, Amber, Erin, Jessica, Darcie, Lara, Joni, Jasmine, Marnie
Other spellings of Niki
Names related to Niki
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niki: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niki, updated 20 October 2026.