Is Nikki a boy or girl name?
Nikki is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 0 boys were named Nikki, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.8% of the 40,960 US babies named Nikki were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,426
- Babies named Nikki since 1925
- 40,960
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 1,736 babies
Boys and girls named Nikki, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 1940s | 17 | 1,617 | 99% |
| 1950s | 27 | 2,179 | 98.8% |
| 1960s | 79 | 3,115 | 97.5% |
| 1970s | 219 | 10,876 | 98% |
| 1980s | 241 | 10,404 | 97.7% |
| 1990s | 225 | 7,438 | 97.1% |
| 2000s | 57 | 2,822 | 98% |
| 2010s | 26 | 1,198 | 97.9% |
| 2020s | 5 | 290 | 98.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,426 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,075 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,810 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,630 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,493 | 63 | #2,674 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,421 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,290 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,885 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,604 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,550 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,494 | 118 | #1,751 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,214 | 127 | #1,678 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,451 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,434 | 169 | #1,377 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,655 | 180 | #1,338 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,133 | 191 | #1,308 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,830 | 247 | #1,063 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,011 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,870 | 252 | #973 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 285 | #863 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,500 | 304 | #812 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,288 | 328 | #742 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,315 | 337 | #723 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,970 | 443 | #585 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,368 | 407 | #599 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,193 | 530 | #482 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,551 | 564 | #449 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,938 | 691 | #385 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,523 | 692 | #381 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,184 | 842 | #322 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,244 | 997 | #280 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,288 | 892 | #311 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,941 | 838 | #321 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,929 | 985 | #282 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,753 | 1,003 | #267 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,810 | 1,023 | #252 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,823 | 1,073 | #242 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,272 | 1,007 | #256 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,953 | 1,195 | #218 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,507 | 1,002 | #249 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,383 | 945 | #250 |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,062 | 1,073 | #236 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,552 | 1,036 | #241 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,554 | 1,047 | #246 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,501 | 1,085 | #237 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,820 | 1,095 | #226 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,432 | 948 | #263 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,698 | 1,009 | #235 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,044 | 1,102 | #222 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,919 | 1,108 | #230 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,102 | 1,291 | #199 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,529 | 1,704 | #173 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,345 | 877 | #306 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,834 | 657 | #369 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,810 | 493 | #435 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,565 | 399 | #483 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,853 | 418 | #464 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 291 | #556 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,463 | 232 | #644 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,992 | 266 | #615 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,633 | 276 | #600 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,625 | 246 | #644 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,308 | 299 | #584 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,434 | 195 | #725 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,877 | 190 | #738 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,810 | 197 | #702 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 196 | #710 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 173 | #735 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 196 | #670 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,713 | 244 | #578 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 240 | #566 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,818 | 250 | #544 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 249 | #528 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 244 | #530 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 251 | #515 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,569 | 253 | #519 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,636 | 238 | #548 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 193 | #578 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 137 | #622 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 161 | #580 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,899 | 190 | #543 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 85 | #831 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 68 | #890 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,144 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,192 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,194 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,708 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,815 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,093 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,097 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,912 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,608 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,237 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,803 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,934 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikki reached #1,529 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #173 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 Nikki
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.