Girl · Greek, through English
Nikki
Say it: NIK-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Nicole or Nicola, from Greek Nikolaos, nikē 'victory' and laos 'people'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given as a formal name in the US mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 40,726 babies given this name since 1925
- At its height in 1972, about 1 in 893 girls
- 67 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Nicky, Nickie, Niki
Famous bearers
- Nikki Giovanni, American poet
- Nikki Haley, American politician
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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