Nicki
Nicki is a given name, and may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Nicki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicki is a given name, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Nicki
Nicki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1972: 190 births, good for #734 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Nickis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6K Nickis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nicki
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Names that sound like Nicki
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About the name Nicki
Nicki is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Nicki's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #734. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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