girl's name

Nicki

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 6,526

Scotland

#613

1996 births

Nicki is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1972, when 190 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1923.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Nicki over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

1,414
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nicki by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 12
1930s 36
1940s 713
1950s 1,120
1960s 1,043
1970s 1,414
1980s 1,246
1990s 495
2000s 155
2010s 127
2020s (to 2022) 19

How popular is Nicki?

In 2022, Nicki was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nicki is used

Scotland #613 3 in 1996
Canada #3,371 5 in 2021
England & Wales #5,735 3 in 2015
United States #9,682 10 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nicki

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nicki also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nicki over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nicki

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nicki — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nicki

How popular is the name Nicki?

In 2022, Nicki was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nicki a girl's or a boy's name?

Nicki is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nicki?

Nicki has 2 syllables.

When was Nicki most popular?

Nicki peaked in 1972, when 190 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.