Nikki is an established girls' name that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Nikki is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,504 for girl births in the United States (and #6,169 across all names), given to 44 babies. Nikki first appears in 1925 and peaked in 1972 (1,704 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | #3,504 | — |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #3,441 | — |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #3,080 | — |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | #2,811 | — |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | #2,605 | — |
| 2020 | 68 | 68 | #2,677 | #13,499 |
| 2019 | 74 | 74 | #2,421 | — |
| 2018 | 80 | 80 | #2,292 | — |
| 2017 | 108 | 108 | #1,885 | — |
| 2016 | 91 | 91 | #2,142 | — |
| 2015 | 134 | 134 | #1,604 | — |
| 2014 | 142 | 142 | #1,544 | — |
| 2013 | 123 | 123 | #1,751 | #13,497 |
| 2012 | 141 | 141 | #1,679 | #6,216 |
| 2011 | 156 | 156 | #1,451 | — |
| 2010 | 176 | 176 | #1,377 | #10,434 |
| 2009 | 187 | 187 | #1,338 | #10,655 |
| 2008 | 197 | 197 | #1,308 | #12,135 |
| 2007 | 252 | 252 | #1,063 | #13,831 |
| 2006 | 255 | 255 | #1,011 | — |
| 2005 | 261 | 261 | #969 | #8,872 |
| 2004 | 285 | 285 | #863 | — |
| 2003 | 310 | 310 | #812 | #10,499 |
| 2002 | 334 | 334 | #742 | #10,289 |
| 2001 | 348 | 348 | #723 | #6,315 |
| 2000 | 451 | 451 | #585 | #7,971 |
| 1999 | 417 | 417 | #599 | #6,369 |
| 1998 | 537 | 537 | #482 | #8,193 |
| 1997 | 575 | — | #449 | #5,551 |
| 1996 | 699 | — | #385 | #6,937 |
| 1995 | 711 | — | #381 | #3,523 |
| 1994 | 864 | — | #322 | #3,185 |
| 1993 | 1,032 | — | #280 | #2,244 |
| 1992 | 925 | — | #311 | #2,288 |
| 1991 | 878 | — | #321 | #1,942 |
| 1990 | 1,025 | — | #282 | #1,929 |
| 1989 | 1,047 | — | #267 | #1,753 |
| 1988 | 1,061 | — | #252 | #1,810 |
| 1987 | 1,108 | — | #242 | #1,823 |
| 1986 | 1,032 | — | #256 | #2,272 |
| 1985 | 1,225 | — | #218 | #1,954 |
| 1984 | 1,022 | — | #249 | #2,506 |
| 1983 | 954 | — | #250 | #4,384 |
| 1982 | 1,088 | — | #236 | #3,062 |
| 1981 | 1,049 | — | #240 | #3,550 |
| 1980 | 1,057 | — | #247 | #3,555 |
| 1979 | 1,097 | — | #237 | #3,502 |
| 1978 | 1,124 | — | #226 | #1,820 |
| 1977 | 967 | — | #263 | #2,432 |
| 1976 | 1,040 | — | #235 | #1,698 |
| 1975 | 1,126 | — | #222 | #2,044 |
| 1974 | 1,132 | — | #230 | #1,919 |
| 1973 | 1,310 | — | #199 | #2,102 |
| 1972 | 1,736 | — | #173 | #1,528 |
| 1971 | 894 | — | #306 | #2,344 |
| 1970 | 669 | — | #369 | #2,835 |
| 1969 | 504 | — | #435 | #2,809 |
| 1968 | 404 | — | #483 | #4,564 |
| 1967 | 424 | — | #464 | #3,852 |
| 1966 | 291 | — | #556 | — |
| 1965 | 239 | — | #644 | #3,462 |
| 1964 | 275 | — | #615 | #2,994 |
| 1963 | 287 | — | #600 | #2,632 |
| 1962 | 257 | — | #644 | #2,626 |
| 1961 | 313 | — | #584 | #2,307 |
| 1960 | 200 | — | #725 | #4,434 |
| 1959 | 196 | — | #738 | #3,877 |
| 1958 | 203 | — | #702 | #3,811 |
| 1957 | 196 | — | #710 | — |
| 1956 | 173 | — | #735 | — |
| 1955 | 196 | — | #670 | — |
| 1954 | 250 | — | #578 | #3,712 |
| 1953 | 240 | — | #566 | — |
| 1952 | 259 | — | #544 | #2,818 |
| 1951 | 249 | — | #528 | — |
| 1950 | 244 | — | #530 | — |
| 1949 | 251 | — | #515 | — |
| 1948 | 259 | — | #519 | #3,569 |
| 1947 | 244 | — | #548 | #3,635 |
| 1946 | 193 | — | #578 | — |
| 1945 | 137 | — | #622 | — |
| 1944 | 161 | — | #580 | — |
| 1943 | 195 | — | #543 | #3,899 |
| 1942 | 85 | — | #831 | — |
| 1941 | 68 | — | #890 | — |
| 1940 | 41 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1939 | 38 | — | #1,192 | — |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #2,194 | — |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,708 | — |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,816 | — |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #3,093 | — |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #4,097 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,912 | — |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,607 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,237 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,672 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,803 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,934 | — |