Niki
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #7,971
Given to girls 96.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 248 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,048since 1932
Niki over time
Rank among girls' names. Niki has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | — | |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | — | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,036 | 21 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 30 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,306 | 34 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,089 | 38 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,482 | 47 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,564 | 44 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,126 | 50 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,819 | 37 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,232 | 45 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,447 | 65 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,844 | 51 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,368 | 62 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,066 | 71 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,884 | 78 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,625 | 94 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #1,294 | 129 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #1,199 | 147 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #908 | 212 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #1,565 | 99 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #1,584 | 96 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,493 | 104 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #1,339 | 115 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,173 | 130 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #1,123 | 133 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #973 | 162 | — | |
| 1985 | #884 | 181 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,007 | 142 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #1,060 | 131 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #865 | 178 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #809 | 197 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #824 | 190 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #846 | 184 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #705 | 224 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #835 | 179 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #709 | 206 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #815 | 168 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #732 | 194 | #2,549 | 15 |
| 1973 | #655 | 227 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #626 | 248 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #935 | 138 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #953 | 133 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #1,019 | 114 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #1,042 | 100 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #1,068 | 95 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #1,251 | 74 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,421 | 60 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,443 | 61 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,407 | 62 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #1,428 | 61 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,580 | 50 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,435 | 56 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #1,542 | 48 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,238 | 72 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,470 | 52 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,480 | 47 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,229 | 65 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,050 | 85 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,119 | 71 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,031 | 81 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,018 | 80 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,353 | 46 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,422 | 42 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #1,519 | 29 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | — | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Niki! It came in at #3,568, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1933–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Niki is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#218 · 1 in 935
- Oregon#390 · 1 in 2,398
- Utah#393 · 1 in 2,679
- Minnesota#432 · 1 in 3,968
- Massachusetts#474 · 1 in 4,379
Best ever in a state: #218 in Idaho, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #218 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Oregon | #390 | 7 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Utah | #393 | 6 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Minnesota | #432 | 7 | 1 in 3,968 |
| Massachusetts | #474 | 7 | 1 in 4,379 |
| Alabama | #526 | 6 | 1 in 3,819 |
| Indiana | #545 | 7 | 1 in 5,177 |
| Washington | #562 | 6 | 1 in 4,220 |
| Missouri | #638 | 5 | 1 in 6,458 |
| Illinois | #728 | 12 | 1 in 6,225 |
| Louisiana | #795 | 5 | 1 in 5,851 |
| Ohio | #840 | 7 | 1 in 10,299 |
| Michigan | #871 | 6 | 1 in 9,931 |
| Texas | #1,031 | 11 | 1 in 10,101 |
| California | #1,197 | 13 | 1 in 12,564 |
| New York | #1,424 | 6 | 1 in 16,487 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Niki
- 1,671 spots since 2024 (#9,556 → #7,885)
- 3,205 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #7,885)
- 1,849 spots since 2015 (#6,036 → #7,885)
- Biggest jump: 657 spots in 1993 (#1,565 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 291 spots in 1994 (#908 → #1,199)
- Debuted 1932
- Peaked 1972 at #626 (248 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1970–1982
- Highest: 1 in 6,134 girls born in 1972 were named Niki (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 27.0% of all girls named Niki (1,901) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 18 | #3,568 (1932) | #3,890 |
| 1940s | 267 | #1,353 (1949) | #1,823 |
| 1950s | 657 | #1,018 (1950) | #1,261 |
| 1960s | 742 | #1,019 (1969) | #1,303 |
| 1970s | 1,901 | #626 (1972) | #781 |
| 1980s | 1,559 | #809 (1981) | #1,006 |
| 1990s | 1,092 | #908 (1993) | #1,599 |
| 2000s | 474 | #2,447 (2002) | #3,322 |
| 2010s | 256 | #4,306 (2010) | #5,274 |
| 2020s | 82 | #6,464 (2022) | #8,107 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Niki in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 8,724 of them was named Niki, which outranked 92.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 191,282 of them was named Niki, which outranked 42.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).