Tiki
Tiki is a unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Tiki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiki is a unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. People with the name include:
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The Story of Tiki
As a girl name
Tiki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1960, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 32 Tikis were born — ranking #2,456 that year. As of 2026, Tiki ranks #12,959 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 356 Tikis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tiki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Tikis were born — ranking #9,788 that year. As of 2026, Tiki ranks #11,037 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Tikis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tiki
Tiki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 356 births in the dataset. Tiki's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiki'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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