Nicki Girl

How popular is Nicki?

Peaked in 1972

No babies were recorded with the name Nicki in 2025. It was most used in 1972, when 190 girls got the name.

Compare with other names
5,619living people named Nicki (est.)
53median age of people named Nicki
6,380babies named Nicki since 1880

Nicki popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025Not ranked
Babies in 20250 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-100% babies vs 2015)
Peak year1972 (190 girls)
Highest rank#734 in 1972
First recorded1923
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls

Nicki counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nikki family of names ranked #2,207 for girls in 2025 (#2,216 the year before), with 57 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Nikki 44 77%
Niki 13 23%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Nicki by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s12#4,304
1930s36#1,947
1940s660#809
1950s1,060#862
1960s975#975
1970s1,340#734
1980s1,223#990
1990s481#2,086
2000s150#5,740
2010s127#5,893
2020s19#9,675

Questions

Is Nicki a boy or girl name?
Nicki is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nicki were girls.
How popular is the name Nicki?
No babies were recorded with the name Nicki in 2025. It was most used in 1972, when 190 girls got the name.
When was Nicki most popular?
Nicki peaked in 1972, when 190 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #734 in 1972.
How many people are named Nicki?
6,380 babies have been named Nicki in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,619 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.