How Many People Are Named Niki?
An estimated 6,439 people in the United States have the first name Niki. It is predominantly female (96.8%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Niki peaked in popularity in 1972 with 261 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niki as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niki paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Niki is overwhelmingly female, 229 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,439
About 1 in 53,231 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.8% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1972
261 births
Total Registered
7,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niki
Niki is predominantly female (96.8%), though 229 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Niki as a male name
Ranked #8,684 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1974 (15 births)
Niki as a female name
Ranked #10,024 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (248 births)
Niki: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niki span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,002 babies were registered. Niki has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niki by Decade
How has Niki tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niki by State
Birth registrations for Niki span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nebraska, Montana, Maine. On average, about 97 Nikis were registered per state.
Niki + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niki as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niki
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niki: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niki?
We estimate approximately 6,439 people named Niki are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 53,231 Americans share this first name.
Is Niki a common name?
Niki is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niki most popular?
Niki reached peak popularity in 1972, when 261 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niki is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niki a female name?
Niki is predominantly female. 96.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niki Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niki Smith, Niki Johnson, Niki Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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