Nikki
Pronounced N IH1 K IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1972
- 102 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Nikki?
Nikki is a girls' name, and first appears in 1923. It has been given to 55,483 children — the 504th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1972, when 2,208 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Niki, Nicki, Nicky and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Nikki and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Niki
- Nicki
- Nicky
- Nickey
Nicknames
Nikki is itself a short form of Nicole.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- N IH1 K IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Nikki
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Nikki
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Nikki?
- Nikki ranks 504th among girls' names in US records, with 55,483 births since 1923. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,116.
- Is Nikki a unisex name?
- No. Nikki is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Nikki most popular?
- 1972, when 2,208 children were given the name. It has been in use for 102 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Nikki spelled?
- Niki, Nicki, Nicky, Nickey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.