NameTides

Nikki

Nikki was the #3,459 girls' name in the US in 2025 (44 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Nikki as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nikki as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Nikki as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,459 (44)#5,927 (3)———#1,882 (12)
2024#3,395 (46)#5,892 (3)———#1,617 (14)
2023#3,047 (54)#4,710 (4)———#1,491 (15)
2022#2,792 (61)#3,534 (6)———#1,854 (11)
2021#2,586 (67)#4,634 (4)———#1,185 (21)
2020#2,659 (63)#2,843 (8)———#1,121 (22)
2019#2,400 (74)#2,869 (8)———#1,408 (17)
2018#2,275 (80)#2,674 (9)——#896 (3)#1,031 (25)
2017#1,876 (108)#2,925 (8)———#1,179 (21)
2016#2,129 (91)#2,757 (9)———#1,280 (19)
2015#1,600 (134)#2,705 (9)——#896 (3)#1,016 (25)
2014#1,534 (142)#2,862 (8)——#876 (3)#870 (31)
2013#1,744 (118)#2,649 (9)#816 (3)——#918 (29)
2012#1,674 (127)#1,720 (17)#665 (4)——#999 (26)
2011#1,446 (156)#1,374 (22)#674 (4)——#1,021 (25)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1972 at #173.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1925.
  • In 2020, 93% of US babies named Nikki were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nikki is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 42,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 46,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nikki by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nikki (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Nikki (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NikkiCanadaGirls#1,88212
NikkiCanadaBoys—too few
NikkiEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
NikkiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
NikkiIrelandGirls—too few
NikkiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NikkiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NikkiScotlandGirls—too few
NikkiScotlandBoys—too few
NikkiUSGirls#3,45944
NikkiUSBoys—too few