Is Niki a boy or girl name?
Niki is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Niki, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.8% of the 7,264 US babies named Niki were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,024
- Babies named Niki since 1932
- 7,264
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 261 babies
Boys and girls named Niki, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 267 | 98.2% |
| 1950s | 5 | 657 | 99.2% |
| 1960s | 24 | 742 | 96.9% |
| 1970s | 101 | 1,901 | 95% |
| 1980s | 52 | 1,559 | 96.8% |
| 1990s | 42 | 1,092 | 96.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,024 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,638 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,165 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,827 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,411 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,178 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,625 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,191 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,741 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,988 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,076 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,092 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,373 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,166 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,152 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,518 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,604 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,160 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,881 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,276 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,460 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,866 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,532 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,078 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,684 | 94 | #1,637 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,570 | 129 | #1,298 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,830 | 147 | #1,202 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,382 | 212 | #910 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,411 | 99 | #1,569 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,194 | 96 | #1,593 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,690 | 104 | #1,500 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,346 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,574 | 130 | #1,177 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,715 | 133 | #1,126 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 162 | #977 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 181 | #885 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,101 | 142 | #1,008 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,008 | 131 | #1,063 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,435 | 178 | #868 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,829 | 197 | #812 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,775 | 190 | #829 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,303 | 184 | #849 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,175 | 224 | #708 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,064 | 179 | #836 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,298 | 206 | #712 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,027 | 168 | #817 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,637 | 194 | #735 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,377 | 227 | #656 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,775 | 248 | #626 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,856 | 138 | #937 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,575 | 133 | #956 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,828 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,564 | 100 | #1,052 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,852 | 95 | #1,070 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,258 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,432 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,456 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,383 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,910 | 61 | #1,425 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,425 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,591 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,397 | 56 | #1,447 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,554 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,243 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,476 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,493 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,239 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,053 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,124 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,034 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,025 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,367 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,432 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,453 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,007 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,640 | 21 | #1,863 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,885 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,384 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,630 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,077 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,209 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,751 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,816 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Niki reached #2,637 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #626 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 Niki
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.