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Nikki

Gender
Girl
Say it
NIK-ee
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#5,990 for girls
US rank, 2025
#3,458 for girls

Nikki is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,458th for girls in the US (44 babies).

What does Nikki mean?

Greek: 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'.

Is Nikki a girl's or a boy's name?

Nikki is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 44 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Nikki in the UK?

Rank in 2025
5,990th among girls
Babies in 2025
3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 56% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Nikki, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 126 girls.

Half of all the girls named Nikki in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2015, 71% of the babies named Nikki in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 126 in 19962025
Nikki in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253#5,990
20243#5,966
20236#3,766
20226#3,728
20214#4,864
20208#3,009
20198#3,018
201811#2,464
201710#2,652
201610#2,692
201510#2,629
20149#2,809
201312#2,309
201221#1,579
201126#1,303
201026#1,299
200915#1,848
200830#1,090
200743#818
200652#673
200555#640
200459#580
200366#529
200264#517
200173#461
200069#480
199981#434
199877#444
199789#414
1996126#312

How popular is Nikki in the US?

Rank in 2025
3,458th among girls
Babies in 2025
44 about 1 in 37,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 34% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 44 girls in the US were named Nikki, making it the 3,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. Its busiest year was 1972, with 1,704 girls. It first appears in the records in 1925.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Nikki than any year since 1940.

Half of all the girls named Nikki in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 57 girls in the US were given Nikki or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,400, up from #3,458 for this spelling alone.

1925Busiest: 1,704 in 19722025
Nikki in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202544#3,458
202446#3,395
202354#3,047
202261#2,792
202167#2,586
202063#2,659
201974#2,400
201880#2,275
2017108#1,876
201691#2,129
2015134#1,600
2014142#1,534
2013118#1,744
2012127#1,674
2011156#1,446
2010169#1,372
2009180#1,334
2008191#1,299
2007247#1,059
2006255#1,008
2005253#969
2004285#861
2003304#810
2002328#740
2001337#722
2000443#584
1999407#599
1998530#482
1997564#449
1996691#385
1995692#381
1994842#322
1993997#280
1992892#310
1991838#321
1990985#282
19891,003#267
19881,023#252
19871,072#242
19861,007#256
19851,195#218
19841,002#249
1983945#250
19821,073#236
19811,037#240
19801,045#247
19791,085#237
19781,095#226
1977948#263
19761,009#235
19751,103#222
19741,108#230
19731,290#199
19721,704#173
1971877#306
1970657#369
1969493#435
1968399#481
1967418#464
1966291#555
1965232#644
1964266#614
1963276#599
1962246#644
1961299#581
1960195#724
1959190#735
1958197#700
1957196#707
1956173#732
1955196#666
1954244#575
1953240#565
1952250#542
1951249#527
1950244#526
1949251#514
1948253#516
1947238#547
1946193#578
1945137#621
1944161#580
1943190#543
194285#829
194168#887
194041#1,132
193938#1,179
193815#2,113
19377#3,433
193610#2,688
19359#2,924
19340–
19336#3,751
19325#4,409
19310–
19300–
19298#3,392
19285#4,723
19276#4,284
19268#3,563
19258#3,663

Names like Nikki

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Holly, Nicole, Amber, Jasmine, Molly, Jessica, Zoe, Heidi, Erin, Robyn, Chloe, Alexandra

Other spellings of Nikki

Niki

Names related to Nikki

Nicki, Nikia, Nikiya, Nikkia, Nikkie, Nikka, Nikiah

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie

Every Greek name

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, “Nikki: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikki, updated 20 October 2026.