Is Nicki a boy or girl name?
Nicki was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 95.3% of the 6,380 US babies named Nicki were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nicki since 1923
- 6,380
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Nicki, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1940s | 53 | 660 | 92.6% |
| 1950s | 60 | 1,060 | 94.6% |
| 1960s | 68 | 975 | 93.5% |
| 1970s | 74 | 1,340 | 94.8% |
| 1980s | 23 | 1,223 | 98.2% |
| 1990s | 14 | 481 | 97.2% |
| 2000s | 5 | 150 | 96.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 127 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,193 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,858 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,082 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,456 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,720 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,640 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,317 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,961 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,413 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,284 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,999 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,262 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,011 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,998 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,126 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,711 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,665 | 21 | #5,911 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,812 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,953 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,719 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,984 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,548 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,809 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,546 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,257 | 52 | #2,475 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,822 | 50 | #2,526 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,373 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,421 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,106 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,247 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,488 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,487 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,910 | 103 | #1,333 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,486 | 126 | #1,141 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,278 | 129 | #1,123 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,163 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,003 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,104 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,974 | 138 | #1,041 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 149 | #993 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,203 | 151 | #962 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,442 | 117 | #1,116 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,527 | 114 | #1,124 |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,046 | 110 | #1,101 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,647 | 130 | #961 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,056 | 144 | #894 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,372 | 167 | #792 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 190 | #736 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,247 | 103 | #1,137 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,736 | 114 | #1,071 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 121 | #980 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,857 | 101 | #1,039 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,917 | 100 | #1,033 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,448 | 94 | #1,086 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,722 | 72 | #1,271 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,117 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,806 | 90 | #1,156 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,535 | 95 | #1,118 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,570 | 110 | #1,047 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,253 | 95 | #1,111 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,498 | 75 | #1,241 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 113 | #979 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,253 | 108 | #1,008 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,915 | 112 | #953 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,226 | 106 | #963 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,373 | 121 | #871 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,682 | 101 | #943 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,624 | 111 | #877 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 108 | #865 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,582 | 105 | #866 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,064 | 88 | #955 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,224 | 107 | #847 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,027 | 116 | #812 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,097 | 98 | #836 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 78 | #854 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,793 | 51 | #1,099 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,451 | 49 | #1,165 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,128 | 41 | #1,260 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,859 | 17 | #2,075 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,183 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,016 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,380 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,714 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,162 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,693 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,816 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicki reached #2,253 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #736 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicki
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.