How Many People Are Named Nikki?
people named Nikki are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,929 people in the US has this name
Based on 41,005 babies named Nikki in Social Security records from 1925 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,736 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of NICOLE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nikki, 97.9% were girls and 2.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nikki alive today is about 43 years old, and 72% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nikki first appears in the records in 1925 and was given most often in 1972, to 1,736 babies. In 2025, 44 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1925 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nikki has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #173, in 1972. In 2025 it ranked #3,503.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,503 |
| Best rank | #173 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #246 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nikki alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nikki were born in California than in any other state: about 3,948 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nikki was given 1.9 times as often in Oklahoma, 1.8 times in Idaho and 1.8 times in Montana.
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