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
The earliest SSA record of Tiki as a girl name dates back to 1960, when 15 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Tiki — #2,456 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Tiki on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tiki last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 356 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tiki as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Tiki — #9,788 in the national rankings. Tiki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to 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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.