Niki

Niki: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “victory”
Origin: Greek
Say it: NEE-kee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

Usually a short form or variant of Nikē-based names such as Nicole, Nikola, or Nikita. It can also occur independently in several languages, including Japanese as a separate name with different possible writings.

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How popular is Niki?

20243.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Niki in 202410

Peak year1972

Total US babies since 18807,264

Niki is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Niki

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Niki questions

What does the name Niki mean?

Niki means "victory". It comes from Greek. Usually a short form or variant of Nikē-based names such as Nicole, Nikola, or Nikita. It can also occur independently in several languages, including Japanese as a separate name with different possible writings.

Is Niki a boy or girl name?

Niki is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Niki?

10 US babies were named Niki in 2024. Its peak year was 1972.

How do you pronounce Niki?

Niki is usually pronounced NEE-kee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.