How Many People Are Named Nikki Reed?
There are approximately 33 people named Nikki Reed living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nikki with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Reed. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
33
1 in 10,386,495 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Nikki: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nikki. The peak year was 1972 with 1,736 births. The average person named Nikki today is 43 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Nikki
In the 2020 Census, the first name Nikki was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.80%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.60%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Nikki in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Nikki rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Reed Surname
The surname Reed was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Reed in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Nikki" has an estimated frequency of 0.0107% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Reed" appears at a rate of 89.86 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Nikki are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 33 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Nikki Reed: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Nikki Reed?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Nikki Reed are alive in the United States today. The first name Nikki is shared by 36,788 Americans, and the surname Reed is shared by 307,992.
How rare is the name Nikki Reed?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans. The first name Nikki is uncommon and the surname Reed is common.
Is Nikki a male or female name?
Nikki is predominantly female, with 2.2% of bearers being male and 97.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1972 and the average bearer today is 43 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Nikki?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Nikki was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.80%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.60%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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